Surgeon General Adams Confirms Biden Team Asked Him to Resign

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the White House in Washington on April 3, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Surgeon General Jerome Adams has confirmed that the incoming Biden team requested he step down ahead of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Adams made the announcement in a tweet on Jan. 20, several hours before Biden took the oath of office.