The former government scientist was President Donald Trump’s second nominee for the role.
Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on June 25, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
Less than a month after she was sworn in, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has been fired, the White House announced.
White House spokesman Kush Desai, late on Wednesday, said Monarez was not “aligned with the President’s agenda of Making America Healthy Again.”
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