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CDC Directors Say RFK Jr. Endangering Everyone

September 1, 2025 at 1:17 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Nine former CDC directors write in the New York Times that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is endangering all citizens.

“This is unacceptable, and it should alarm every American, regardless of political leanings.”

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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