by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., Childrens Health Defense:
Critics called out Susan Monarez, Ph.D., for her work in biosecurity agencies and her failure so far to criticize childhood vaccines. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he “handpicked’ Monarez because she is a “longtime champion of MAHA values, and a caring, compassionate and brilliant microbiologist and a tech wizard who will reorient CDC toward public health and gold-standard science.”
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President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Susan Monarez, Ph.D., came under fire on X immediately following yesterday’s announcement.
Trump tapped Monarez two weeks after he withdrew his first nominee, Dr. David Weldon. Weldon failed to secure enough votes, reportedly because of comments he made about the link between vaccines and autism.
Weldon had widespread support within the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) and health freedom movements.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he “handpicked Susan for this job because she is a longtime champion of MAHA values, and a caring, compassionate and brilliant microbiologist and a tech wizard who will reorient CDC toward public health and gold-standard science.”
X posts that erroneously attribute Biden-era tweets supporting masks, lockdowns, vaccine mandates, etc. to my @CDCgov Director nominee, Susan Monarez, have understandably provoked agita within the MAHA movement. I handpicked Susan for this job because she is a longtime champion…
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) March 25, 2025
But some MAHA supporters and health freedom activists who disagreed with Kennedy’s characterization took to X to vocalize their criticisms.
“Not afraid to call it what it is: another terrible mistake from the Trump admin,” the Died Suddenly account posted.
“We adamantly oppose Susan Monarez as the next CDC director,” posted Health Freedom Louisiana. “This would be an absolute travesty.”
Dr. Brian Tyson, a vocal critic of COVID-19 vaccines, wrote, “Trump is not serious about MAHA!! This is not going to help him.”
Toby Rogers, Ph.D., who was monitoring X when the news about Monarez broke, said there was “literally zero” support for Monarez on the platform — but many people were supporting Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, who had been circulated as a possible nominee.
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