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?”

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