"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."
"PHILLIP: And it sounds like from that official, what is happening is that he is making pronouncements and then finding things to back it up. I mean, this is stuff that affects real people's lives. Vaccines, you know (CROSSTALK) PERNELL: We're in national immunization this month (CROSSTALK) PHILLIP: Yeah, immunizations. (CROSSTALK) JENNINGS: The criticisms from this person, I just I just have to say he did use the term pregnant people in his resume. PERNELL: Oh, come on, come on."
Abby Phillip reacted with surprise when Scott Jennings criticized the credibility of Dr. Demetre Daskalakis after Daskalakis criticized HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Daskalakis resigned amid a wave of departures following President Donald Trump's attempted firing of CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez, alongside other CDC leaders. Daskalakis's resignation letter used inclusive phrasing and directly criticized Kennedy. On a CNN NewsNight panel, Jennings seized on the phrase "pregnant people" to question Daskalakis's credibility, prompting heated cross-talk and highlighting tensions over leadership, public health messaging, and language in communications.
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