The Steady Drip: Schumer Demands Trump Fire 'Stubborn,' 'Pigheaded' RFK Jr. (Connecting the Dots: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Richard Durbin, Josh Isay, Michael Bloomberg, Al Sharpton, The CDC & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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Schumer Demands Trump Fire 'Stubborn,' 'Pigheaded' RFK Jr. (Connecting the Dots: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Richard Durbin, Josh Isay, Michael Bloomberg, Al Sharpton, The CDC & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By Michael Katz | Friday, 29 August 2025 06:02 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/us/chuck-schumer-rfk-jr-cdc/2025/08/29/id/1224471/

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., demanded Friday that President Donald Trump fire Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claiming Kennedy's "stubborn, pigheaded and conspiracy-based attacks on proven science are going to make many more people sick and cause more deaths."

Schumer's demands came two days after Susan Monarez was fired as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Hill reported Monarez's firing led to the resignations of other senior officials, including Demetre Daskalakis, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Daniel Jernigan, director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; and Debra Houry, the chief medical officer.

"Donald Trump knew Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be a disastrous pick to lead healthcare in America, and he nominated him anyway," Schumer said in a statement on the Senate Democrats' website. "Donald Trump made this mistake and now he must fire RFK Jr. immediately."

The White House reportedly said Wednesday that Monarez was fired because she "refused to resign despite informing HHS leadership of her intent to do so," adding that she was not "aligned with the president's agenda of Making America Healthy Again."

The Hill reported her firing was over the rescinding of approvals for COVID-19 vaccinations. On Thursday, Kennedy said the CDC "is in trouble, and we need to fix it, and we are fixing it. And it may be that some people should not be working there anymore."

But that wasn't enough to satisfy Schumer, whose rhetoric took a harsh turn.

"RFK Jr.'s stubborn, pigheaded, and conspiracy-based attacks on proven science are going to make many more people sick and cause more deaths," Schumer said. "Americans are in greater danger every day Robert Kennedy Jr. remains as HHS secretary.

"By keeping Robert Kennedy in charge of HHS, Trump is doubling down on his own failure. President Trump must admit his mistake and remove Kennedy now."

White House spokesman Kush Desai told Newsmax on Friday that Schumer's criticisms ring hollow given his support for the Biden administration's COVID-19 mandates and school closures during the pandemic.

"Any Democrat who openly abetted Joe Biden's COVID mandates and school closures — which resulted in historic learning losses and spikes in mental health crises — doesn’t have a leg to stand on to criticize the Administration's push to Make America Healthy Again," he said.

Newsmax reached out to HHS for comment.

Connecting the Dots:

Charles E. Schumer is the Senate Minority Leader and Josh Isay was his political consultant.

Josh Isay was a political consultant for Charles E. Schumer and Michael R. Bloomberg.

Michael R. Bloomberg’s political consultant was Josh Isay and a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation and is Emma Bloomberg’s father.

Emma Bloomberg is Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter and was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Larry Robbins is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation and was married to Amy Robbins Towers.

Amy Robbins Towers was married to Larry Robbins, a director at the Millennium Promise, a director at the Human Rights Watch and is a board member for the CDC Foundation.

CDC Foundation is a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium Promise, the Human Rights Watch and the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Economic Policy Institute.

Robert Jeffrey is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a board member for the CDC Foundation.

CDC Foundation is a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by the Economic Policy Institute.

Richard J. Durbin is a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, a U.S. Senate senator and Charles E. Schumer’s Washington housemate.

Charles E. Schumer is Richard J. Durbin’s Washington Housemate, the Senate Minority leader and Josh Isay was his political consultant.

Josh Isay was a political consultant for Charles E. Schumer, Michael R. Bloomberg and Al Sharpton.

Al Sharpton is the president & founder of the National Action Network, a member of Phi Beta Sigma and the host for PoliticsNation.

Huey P. Newton was a member of Phi Beta Sigma and a co-founder for the Black Panthers.

Stokely Carmichael was the leader of the Black Panthers and the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Julian Bond was a co-founder for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, is a director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and a director at People for the American Way.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the People for the American Way.

Alec Baldwin is a director at People for the American Way and was the host for Up Late With Alec Baldwin.

Up Late With Alec Baldwin was a MSNBC program.

PoliticsNation is a MSNBC program.

Al Sharpton is the host for PoliticsNation.

Harold E. Ford Jr. is a political commentator at MSNBC and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michael R. Bloomberg is an advocate for the ONE Campaign, Emma Bloomberg’s father, political consultant was Josh Isay and a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.