'Ultimately Mr. Navarro is being critical of the President and the man who President Trump placed to lead the agency.' A senior official from the CDC rebuked White House trade adviser Peter Navarro's scathing criticism of the top health agency.
A senior official from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday offered a pointed rebuke of White House trade adviser Peter Navarro's scathing criticism of the top health agency in the latest sign of growing tension between the CDC and the White House.
"We should remind Mr. Navarro that the CDC is a federal agency part of the administration. The CDC director is an appointed position, and Dr. Redfield was appointed by President Trump," the official told CNN."If there is criticism of the CDC, ultimately Mr. Navarro is being critical of the President and the man who President Trump placed to lead the agency.
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