Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is executing a historic shake-up at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in an effort to maximize efficiency, save taxpayers money, and make America healthy again. The full-spectrum changes have enraged establishmentarians both inside and outside his agency.
It's clear from the executive ouster and revolt that took place Wednesday at the Centers for Disease Control that Kennedy is not backing down and upsetting all the right people.
Susan Monarez — figured for a mainstream nominee after President Donald Trump's first pick, Dave Weldon , was concern-mongered out of contention — was sworn in as CDC director on July 31. She was not long for the role.
Early Wednesday evening, HHS announced that "Susan Monarez is no longer director of the