Top HHS official takes leave of absence after Facebook rant about CDC conspiracies

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Top HHS official Michael Caputo, a longtime Trump loyalist, is taking a leave of absence after Facebook rant on CDC conspiracies.

The top spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services is taking a leave of absence, the agency announced Wednesday, days after he promoted dangerous conspiracy theories during a Facebook Live video., Michael Caputo, HHS' assistant secretary for public affairs, charged that scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"don't want America to get well.

In the announcement, HHS said Caputo"has decided to take a leave of absence to focus on his health and the well-being of his family."Caputo issued a statement a short time later saying he was receiving treatment for a recently discovered"lymphatic issue." He made no mention of his Facebook screed but said the health issue"contributed to my stress level, along with the increasing number of violent threats leveled at me and my family back in Buffalo.

The White House named Caputo, a longtime Trump loyalist, to HHS in April, following reports that paintedIn the months since, Caputo, who has no science background, has been accused of trying to interfere with the CDC's messaging about the virus, but never as spectacularly as he did in the Facebook rant.

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A rare glimpse of sanity. Many more zealots to be sidelined, yet.

He gone

WHACKO

Run and Hide !!

The man has seriously had a mental breakdown. Trump is doing this to many Americans - both Republican and Democrat. He is the alternative world pandemic.....

Watch out Caputo....your shadow's going to get ya.....

“leave of absence”

Research is proving that the Quran is a true miracle

'The longtime Russian operative' might also work?

Sounds like he went down some conspiracy theory internet rabbit hole and his family pulled an intervention. But scary these are the people surrounding trump and fueling his and Barr’s propaganda.

I guess his leave of absence we go along quite well with his leave of his senses… A pitiful human being

Yikes, did he catch the herd mentality 👀🤢🤮

Least he could do after he takes a s—t on his sanity. If he comes back, it’ll only be to Testify before Congress, after the Democrats get control of both Houses & the Presidency!

He needs to go crawl back under the rock he came from and stay there along with the bunker boy.

Paid Leave, I’m assuming🤬🚫👎‼️

FireCaputoNow

The leave of absence is 60 days. The election is in ~50 days. Caputo is never coming back.

Heading towards a care home near you.

Is this guy an example of Trump ‘hiring the best people- we’ll have the best people?” Because it seems like his literally the worst person he has hired.

Got a call from daddy im sure...

🤓

realDonaldTrump bebest amirite?

Cuckoo cuckoo definitely cuckoo… Is he trying to lay down a insanity defense?

Was he drunk or on drugs when he made that video? 🤷🏼‍♂️

How convenient, hope he will never materialize again.

Clown show. When you just give out jobs to folks who have no desire to serve their country for the greater good and just want to make a buck this is what you get. They are loyal to the crown though.

His Mental health crisis the deep state.

It should be a permanent leave of absence

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