CNN anchor Abby Phillip was stunned by the attack that GOP analyst Scott Jennings leveled at the credibility of now-former Trump Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. Dr. Daskalakis is among a raft of senior officials who resigned in the wake of President Donald Trump's attempted firing of CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez, along with CDC leaders like Dr. Deb Houry.
Former Trump Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Dr. Demetre Daskalakis hit back at White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on CNN, and proudly defended his use of the term pregnant people and preferred pronouns. Dr. Daskalakis is among a raft of senior officials who resigned in the wake of President Donald Trump's attempted firing of CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez, and was criticized by Leavitt at Thursday's White House briefing over his use of inclusive language.
The CDC's chief medical officer Debra Houry also resigned her position, according to internal emails viewed by Axios. Daniel Jernigan, CDC's director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and the CDC's director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Demetre Daskalakis, also resigned their posts on Wednesday, according to the emails. Requests for comment from HHS and the White House were not immediately returned.