The Trump Administration and America's Worst Measles Outbreak in Decades

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 2, 2025

Amy Maxmen, PhD, public health correspondent and editor at KFF Health News, discusses her reporting on the Trump administration’s interference with the CDC, which slowed its response to a measles outbreak in Texas that has since become the largest in the U.S. in 30 years.

→ As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered.

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