Health and Human Services Secretary Robert f. Kennedy Junior. President Trump’s two loyalists have been fired who were serving in the top-ranking post in their department, many people familiar with the situation to CBS News.
Several federal health officials expressed surprise at the news of the firing, which excluded Chief of Staff Heather Flick Melanasana and top policy advisor Hanna Anderson.
Anderson and Flick Melansana led Kennedy’s immediate office along with two other colleagues, senior consultant Stephanie Spear and Executive Secretary Cortney McCormic. Spear Kennedy has a long collaborative, which dating back Longshot president bid,
Two federal health officials said Anderson and Flick Melansana were seen as outsiders for Kennedy’s base, which was established by the White House to monitor Kennedy and make sure that the President’s agenda was being preferred.
“The White House had a lot of parachutes, which was to hold RFK and Stephanie a little bit,” an official told CBS News.
A trump colleague became familiar with Anderson’s status that she was “a person of impeccable integrity” who preferred to work for President Trump. “
A spokesman for the department said that Kennedy has named Matt Bakham, currently HHS contact at the White House, as his acting head. The spokesman said that currently Bookcham takes care of the recruitment and onboarding of political appointments.
The spokesperson said in a statement, “Secretary Kennedy thanked the outgoing leadership for his service and is ready to work closely with Mr. Bakam as the department has carried on its mission to make the US healthy again.”
The spokesperson did not comment on why he was rejected.
CNN Was reported earlier It is reported that he was excluded.
The department has been left in recent weeks after other Trump’s loyalists. Scott Rowl, who served as Deputy Chief of Staff for operation, also left the department. Rowell first worked as the top ranked HHS officer during the Trump administration.
