The CDC is now prohibited from using several words and phrases in any official documents being prepared for the 2018 budget.
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President Trump’s administration has created a list of no-nos for the CDC.
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are now prohibited from using these words or phrases in any official documents being prepared for the 2018 budget: “diversity,” “fetus,” “transgender,” “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “science-based” and “evidence-based.”
Policy analysts at the CDC were presented with the list of banned words during a 90-minute briefing on Thursday, according to The Washington Post .
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The group was given alternative options in some cases. Instead of saying “evidence-based” or “science-based,” an analyst could write, “CDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes,” a source told the Post. However, those charged with penning official documents about the Zika virus’ effect on developing fetuses are going to have a harder time coming up “acceptable” ways of saying, well, “fetus.”
A longtime CDC analyst who spoke to the Post about the prohibition said the room’s reaction was “incredulous.” “It was very much, ‘Are you serious? Are you kidding?’”
Matt Lloyd, a Health and Human Services spokesman, rebuffed the Post’s story in a statement to CNN, saying: “The assertion that HHS has ‘banned words’ is a complete mischaracterization of discussions regarding the budget formulation process, HHS will continue to use the best scientific evidence available to improve the health of all Americans. HHS also strongly encourages the use of outcome and evidence data in program evaluations and budget decisions.”
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“Our subject matter experts will not lay down quietly,” the CDC source told the Post. “This hasn’t trickled down to them yet.”
The Trump administration is prohibiting CDC officials from using these words or phrases in any official documents being prepared for next year’s budget: “vulnerable” “entitlement” “diversity” “transgender” “fetus” “evidence-based” “science-based” https://t.co/lzOg4tvtUC
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 16,2017
Here’s Everyone Who Dumped Trump This Week (Photos)
In the wake of Trump’s response to a violent white supremacist rally, “Unite the Right,” in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend, several business leaders, council members and media personalities severed ties with the president. Quite a lot actually.
Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier Kicks Things Off Frazier was the first to step down from Trump’s council on manufacturing jobs Monday over POTUS’ reaction to the events in Charlottesville, but he was far from the last. WikiCommons
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich Plank and Krzanich both followed Frazier’s lead in quitting the council, citing Trump’s Charlottesville response. Trump tweeted condemnation of Frazier, who is black, but for some reason said nothing about these two. WikiCommons
Alliance for American Manufacturing president Scott Paul Early Tuesday morning, Paul became the fourth CEO to quit the manufacturing jobs group, and yes, he cited Trump’s response to Charlottesville as the reason. Twitter
Trump Makes It Worse Tuesday afternoon, Trump shocked the country with an off-the-rails press conference at Trump Tower in which he appeared to defend and sympathize with the racist mob in Charlottesville. Trump insisted there was blame, as well as “many fine people” on both sides of the conflict in which nazi-sympathizer murdered one person and injured 19 more with his car. Getty
AFL-CIO Bails Out Soon after Trump’s rant, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations president Richard Trumka resigned from the manufacturing council. CBS
Advisory Councils Disband On Wednesday, members of Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum agreed to disband after Trump’s response to the violence in Charlottesville. Soon after, the president announced via Twitter that he was ending his executive councils. Twitter
“I Voted For Trump, And I Sorely Regret It” That’s the title of a New York Times op-ed written by Julius Krein, the founder and editor of pro-Trump website American Affairs. It went viral, though mainly because people were mocking it. American Affairs
Trump Loses a Murdoch James Murdoch, CEO of 21st Century Fox and more importantly son of media magnate and conservative icon Rupert Murdoch, dissed Trump in a widely circulated email to employees. He also said he and his wife will donate $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League over POTUS’ response to Charlottesville. Getty Images
The Arts and Humanities Council Disses Trump, then Disbands The Arts and Humanities Comittee resigned Friday morning en masse with a letter written so that the first letters of every paragraph spelled “RESIST.” The members include Kal Penn, Paula Boggs, Chuck Close, Richard Cohen, Fred Goldring and more.
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Bannon Ousted White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon was reportedly fired Friday morning, though he insists he resigned July 27—giving two weeks’ notice—but his leaving was put off because of the events in Charlottesville. He will return to Breitbart news to go to “war” for Trump. Getty Images
Still More Resignations Politico reported Friday afternoon that a “wave of resignations” hit the Commerce Dept.’s “digital economy” board. More than half the members of the 15-member board resigned. WikiCommons
A Billionaire BFF Bails on Trump Billionaire investor Carl Icahn stepped down Friday afternoon as unofficial special advisor to Trump, though he doesn’t pile on. “I sincerely regret that because of your extremely busy schedule, as well as my own, I have not had the opportunity to spend nearly as much time as I’d hoped on regulatory issues,” he said in a letter to Trump. N/A Previous Slide Next Slide
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From the manufacturing council to James Murdoch, Trump’s response to Charlottesville has severed ties
In the wake of Trump’s response to a violent white supremacist rally, “Unite the Right,” in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend, several business leaders, council members and media personalities severed ties with the president.
