CDC's chief of staff, deputy chief of staff abruptly resign

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Sat, 2020-08-15 15:43 — mike kraft

CDC's chief of staff, deputy chief of staff depart from agency Two senior Trump political appointees departed the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a senior official at the agency confirmed to CNN. Nick Valencia, CNN CNN

Two senior Trump political appointees departed the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a senior official at the agency confirmed to CNN.

Kyle McGowan, the chief of staff, and Amanda Campbell, the deputy chief of staff, resigned effective Friday, leaving to start a consulting firm, the official said. Both left voluntarily, the official added. CNN has reached out to McGowan and Campbell for comment.

Politico first reported the news of their departures.

The pair had been criticized by Trump administration officials for not being loyal enough.

McGowan started working in Health and Human Services under then-Secretary Tom Price. He first served as director of external affairs for HHS before moving to the CDC. CNN has reached out to HHS for comment about the departures.

McGowan was the first ever CDC chief of staff who was a political appointee, the official said. ...

As the US battles the coronavirus pandemic, there's been a rift between the White House and the CDC and a disconnect in messaging.

The CDC has fought questions about its trust and credibility and drawn accusations from the West Wing that the agency bungled early efforts to ramp up testing — a critical misstep in the nation's handling of the crisis. CDC officials in May told CNN that their agency's efforts to mount a coordinated response to the Covid-19 pandemic had been hamstrung by the White House. ...

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