As Sanders detailed in the Times—and a Thursday letter to Senate HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-La.)
demanding a congressional probe—Monarez was fired after reportedly refusing to "act as a rubber stamp for his dangerous policies."
Her exit led to resignations and a staff walkout at the CDC, which is now being led by Jim O'Neill, a Kennedy aide and biotech investor.
"Mr. Kennedy and the rest of the Trump administration tell us, over and over, that they want to Make America Healthy Again," Sanders noted Saturday.
The problem is that since coming into office President Trump and Mr. Kennedy have done exactly the opposite.".
"The reality is that Secretary Kennedy has profited from and built a career on sowing mistrust in vaccines.
"Secretary Kennedy is putting Americans' lives in danger, and he must resign," Sanders concluded. »