Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed before the Senate on Thursday that former CDC director Susan Monarez told him she wasn’t “trustworthy” during a meeting last month, days before he fired her.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked Kennedy during the Senate Finance Committee hearing about claims that Monarez was asked to resign for refusing to sign off on changes to the childhood vaccine schedule.

“No, I told her that she had to resign because I asked her, 'Are you a trustworthy person?' And she said, ‘no,’” Kennedy responded. “If you had an employee who told you they weren't trustworthy, would you ask them to resign, senator?”

“You stood next to her and described her as unimpeachable, and you had full........

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