BREAKING: White House officials are weighing a plan to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, according to four people familiar with the discussions
The first test of New York’s recovery will come in an industry that’s been“The Department of Health and Human Services, under the leadership of Secretary Azar, continues to lead on a number of the President’s priorities. Any speculation about personnel is irresponsible and a distraction from our whole-of-government response to COVID-19,” said deputy press Secretary Judd Deere in a statement Saturday.
Nonetheless, White House aides have been frustrated with Azar’s management style since late last year when a feud with Verma, a feeling that has only increased during the coronavirus crisis. But they have been worried about replacing the HHS secretary in the middle of a global pandemic. However, the HHS secretary has few allies in the West Wing, and his role has diminished after Trump abruptly removed Azar as the head of the coronavirus response and replaced him with Pence at the end of February. White House officials have had
Hargan, who led HHS as acting secretary between October 2017 and January 2018 after Trump’s first HHS chief, Tom Price, resigned after a controversy over his use of private aircraft, has had a much less visible role. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows spoke with Hargan this week, though their conversation did not involve any discussion of a potential job change, said one administration official.
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