The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saw a spree of surprise resignations on Wednesday night after a battle between Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the agency’s new director.

The resignations came with warnings from officials of Kennedy that, “Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults.”

Susan Monarez was ousted by The Department of Health & Human Services, which oversees the CDC, on Wednesday. Soon afterwards, she hit back through her lawyers, claiming she had not been fired and had no intention of resigning, accusing Kennedy of “weaponizing public health for political gain.”

She had been sworn into the role by Kennedy himself a month ago after being nominated by Trump. She was formally its acting

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