CDC Chaos: Trump Ally, Walkouts & Fired Directors, Oh My!
In what might be the greatest Health and Human Services reality show yet, Jim O'Neill just got bumped up as acting CDC director after Trump booted Susan Monarezâwho refuses to leave like a bad party guest at the agencyâs Atlanta HQ. O'Neill, a biotech investor and Peter Thiel BFF, has been scheming with RFK Jr. since last November to 'Make America Healthy Again.' But after a week featuring resignations and staff walkouts, the CDC looks less like a federal agency and more like a viral TikTok challenge in chaos. Meanwhile, Monarez clings on like a LinkedIn pandemic to-do list no one wants to finish.
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(1 of 3)CDC's leadership change is like Tinder drama: fired director wonât swipe left on her job, while biotech bros and conspiracy royalty plot their next move. Healthcare or reality TV? Same chaos, different season.
Cancel your flu shot, the CDC just turned into a season of Survivor: Atlanta. May the loudest walkout win.
RFK Jr., Jim OâNeill, and a fired director who wonât quit walk into the CDC... the punchline? Nobodyâs laughing because itâs Tuesday.
Source: Axios | Published: 8/28/2025 | Author: Rebecca Falconer
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