Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to beryllium the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), arrives to attest for her confirmation proceeding earlier the Senate Committee connected Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions successful the Dirksen Senate Office Building connected June 25, 2025 successful Washington, DC.
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Lawyers for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez said precocious Wednesday that she remains successful the relation due to the fact that lone President Donald Trump tin occurrence her.
In a station connected X, the lawyers said White House unit successful the unit bureau notified Monarez of her firing connected Wednesday. But the lawyers said Monarez is simply a statesmanlike appointee, truthful lone Trump tin oust her.
"For this reason, we cull notification Dr. Monarez has received arsenic legally deficient and she remains arsenic CDC Director," said lawyer Mark Zaid successful the post, "We person notified the White House Counsel of our position."
It's the latest successful a enactment upheaval astatine the CDC. The connection came hours aft the White House said it had fired Monarez after she refused to resign.
At slightest 4 different apical wellness officials announced Wednesday they were quitting the bureau soon aft the Health and Human Services Department said Monarez was "no longer" CDC manager successful a station connected X.
Monarez, a longtime national authorities scientist, was sworn successful connected July 31. She is the archetypal CDC manager to beryllium confirmed by the Senate pursuing a caller instrumentality passed during the pandemic that required lawmakers to o.k. nominees for the role.
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