‘Buckle Up Baby, You’re Going to Be Sick’: MSNBC Host Warns of Dire Consequences of RFK Jr’s CDC Purge

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Aug 29th, 2025, 1:17 pm

Chaos at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could lead to more sick Americans who can’t get access to vaccines and the scientific data they need to stay well, according to MSNBC’s Michael Steele.

Steele, former chief of the Republican National Committee, appeared on a panel discussing the ouster of CDC Director Susan Monarez by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. .

MSNBC’s Chris Jansing asked Steele, “What’s the average American to do, whose lives or their ability to have a good life depends on a functioning CDC and FDA?”

“Buckle up, baby, you’re going to be sick,” Steele answered. “The ex

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