Fox News Ignores Blockbuster CDC Hearing in Favor of Coverage of Trump in the UK

As an ex-CDC director was speaking during a blockbuster Senate hearing on Tuesday, Fox News instead chose to cover President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK.

On Wednesday morning, ousted CDC chief Dr. Susan Monarez testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Monarez, appointed by Trump, was fired after less than a month in her role, and that firing came as a result of a dispute over vaccines with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

According to Monarez, Kennedy instructed her to pre-approve every vaccine recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This was after Kennedy had already fired the entire committee and hand-picked their replacements. He allegedly told Monarez to make the approvals “regardless of the scientific evidence.”