MAHA!

Monarez: "On the morning of August 25, Secretary Kennedy demanded two things of me that were were inconsistent with my oath of office and the ethics required of a public official. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the… pic.twitter.com/7K5IG2zWmi

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 17, 2025

Monarez: "On the morning of August 25, Secretary Kennedy demanded two things of me that were were inconsistent with my oath of office and the ethics required of a public official. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause. He said if I was unwilling to do both, I should resign."

Monarez: "He did not have any data or science to point to. As a matter of fact, we got into an exchange where I had suggested I would be open to changing childhood vaccine schedules if the evidence or science were supportive. He responded that there was no science or evidence… pic.twitter.com/ttrhaVEFlF

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 17, 2025

Monarez: "He did not have any data or science to point to. As a matter of fact, we got into an exchange where I had suggested I would be open to changing childhood vaccine schedules if the evidence or science were supportive. He responded that there was no science or evidence associated with the childhood vaccine schedule"

Monarez says that Kennedy's comments about her during a recent congressional hearing were "not accurate" pic.twitter.com/4JlWBFVeAr

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 17, 2025

BALDWIN: We are left wondering who's advising the secretary of health or if his own conspiracy theories are enough to dictate who can get a vaccine. Did you ever brief Secretary Kennedy?

HOURY: No

BALDWIN: You were the chief medical officer at the CDC. Would you say that it's… pic.twitter.com/CxkEh854fl

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 17, 2025

BALDWIN: You were the chief medical officer at the CDC. Would you say that it's harmful to the public if the secretary is not informed by experts like yourself?

HOURY: Very much so

Why do I think the next Congress is going to spend a year in impeachment trials for Cabinet members?