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

Azar sidestepped a question about the video on Tuesday during a visit to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.

“And when Donald Trump refuses to stand down at the inauguration, the shooting will begin,” Caputo said.as a"drill." In the statement announcing Caputo's leave, HHS also announced the departure of Dr. Paul Alexander, an old friend of Caputo's who'd been hired as his"science adviser." Alexander wasin attempts to get CDC to water down its mortality reports, complaining to the agency officials in an email that the reports appeared to be"hit pieces on the administration."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., took it a step further and called on Azar to resign, saying he's been"entirely silent about the chaos and mismanagement" in the agency while failing to rein in"political appointees," a reference to Caputo.

Michael Caputo worked for Putin. Wake up

He just finished his round of hydroxychloroquine. He saw what it did to trump and he insisted on getting it. Trump couldn’t even hold a glass with one hand and his latest rants prove brain damage.

MaddowBlog The insane whack jobs he hires distort crucial health information to the nation-this needs to be told everyday -to the public on main tv and cable news.foxnation allows unfit ppl w/false credentials on tv spewing lies -no one except maddow covers this

KenDilanianNBC Mike Caputo says he sees 'shadow people' on the ceiling in his apartment Trump says 'planes full of shadow people are controlling Joe Biden'

He should be INVESTIGATED and ARRESTED! This is nonsense! He’s a very dangerous man! He’s no different than some punk who goes on a criminal rant.

MaddowBlog Maybe he caught the Q virus

MichaelCaputo makes $12,666.67 a month, works for 5 months, then gets 2 months off with pay and health insurance. How are your benefits, ? Did you notice that two months brings him back after the election? And Caputo used to work for Putin. ETTD

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MaddowBlog FireCaputoNow & LockHimUp 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

MaddowBlog He should be fire!!! FireCaputoNow

MaddowBlog In 2008, Michael Greger, MD, physician,internationally recognized expert on public health issues discussed worst pandemics in history, and how to treat the cause by preventing the emergence of pandemic viruses in the first place. Lay off President Trump!

Crazy. No really...

MaddowBlog Trump infected him with his own insanity. Everyone around trump catches it sooner or later.

He needs to resign. hell no. Resign immediately

Taking leave? Resignation or firing surely

Trump must leave next: Pure corruption for 4 years is enough already.

He can spend more time with “the shadows” now. 🌀

MaddowBlog Finally

Needs to be comitted

How many others need to go on leave? I can think of some!

MaddowBlog I don’t have a Facebook account... why was it allow to post?

Take a hike grammmmpa

This is beyond Kanye level serious.

Deep State got him! 🤣 michaelcaputo COVID19

Yes, his mental health is declining because he’s in a sick cult.

Typical communist 😉

wcsek Leave if absence? Jail

I hope that he gets some psychological help.

MaddowBlog Why ignore his calls for murder and violence when Trump loses? You’re part of the problem that allows this keep happening!

NBCNightlyNews I’m not surprised.

He needs to get help to escape the Q theories that have clearly consumed and addled his brain.

See ya Caputo. Hope you have a SHORT leave of absence!🤮💩🤬

Into an insane asylum?

KenDilanianNBC Is he still getting paid

And so he should......since the clown took leave of his senses.......this clown needs to be unemployed.

MaddowBlog all the best sick fucker people

Should be fired.

MaddowBlog And, of course, we are still paying salary and benefits for his nut-case pronouncements.

Pooz1969 RESIGN Move to RUSSIA SpoxHHS

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So we will be paying him for the next 60 days

Thanks to all the reporters and news organizations who work so hard for our democracy

MaddowBlog He should take a permanent leave

Feel free to make it permanent

Caputo realDonaldTrump only hires the best. That was a “trump.” Yea, a trump, i.e., a lie. Henceforth, Trump is synonymous with the word lie. So Trump should stop trumping to the people all the damn time. Every time Trump opens his mouth, trumps fly out. And that’s no trump.😎

MaddowBlog On the taxpayer's dime?

MaddowBlog What a name: Caputo like 'Kaput-O'. He's trying to put the kaput to rational thinking, science & its reporting at the CDC. It like Dejoy -- 'de-joy'-- taking all of the joy in the post office.

Pour me a drink

MaddowBlog Can he take trump with him?

Good riddance 😡

I believe him! Too many for profit motives and good ol person networks! Social services pays for fast food which is very tempting to a tired min wage single Mom which will then cause heart disease and stoke

Better be permanent

MaddowBlog Not a Facebook rant but a call to arms and sedition. Stop. Sugar. Coating. Criminal. Acts.

Needs to be a permanent leave of absence.

MaddowBlog

So he can spend more time with his conspiracy theories Time honored weasel tradition

He should be fired asap

Karma!!

MaddowBlog ThoughtsAndPrayers

Is this like a Hannity & Tucker vacation?

He's leaving to spend more time with his insurrection.

He should resign, not take a “leave of absence”. A leave of absence isn’t long enough.

How abt he say gone!

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