GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) on Thursday said she was “alarmed” by the firing of Center for Disease Control (CDC) Director Susan Monarez as ordered by the Trump administration.

Monarez was originally asked to resign but ultimately chose to hold firm to the post until the White House informed her of the removal.

Various senior agency officials have decried her ouster, and four of them followed her by resigning.

“I am extremely alarmed at the firing of the CDC director,” Collins told reporters following an appearance with the Maine Sheriffs Association, according to Spectrum News.

“I know her. I have met with her several times and talked with her on the phone, and I see no basis for her firing.”

Her comments come as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called for a bipartisan

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