CNN Expert Commentary on CDC Shake Up

CNN News Central
Aired 3 PM EST on August 29, 2025

Guest expert commentary, interviewed by Boris Sanchez

”We want expertise. We do not want ideology. We want to hear all sides. This administration talks about transparency. But when Dr. Daskalakis says that his team never was asked to brief the Secretary or the President, and in fact they asked and were spurned, that tells you they're not doing the thing they claim to be doing. They claim to be listening and to be transparent, but they're actually doing the opposite. They're deciding ahead.”

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