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The White House removed CDC Director Susan Monarez from her post for not being "aligned with the President's agenda of Making America Healthy Again," according to White House spokesperson Kush Desai, but she's now saying the decision must come directly from Trump, who has not said anything publicly about her ouster.

The move has prompted severe backlash from health officials and lawmakers, including former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden, who led the agency from 2009 to 2017, and Dr. Mandy Cohen, who served during the Biden administration. ...