Trump Fires HIV/AIDS Council In Its Entirety

The following article by Callum Paton with Newsweek was posted on the National Memo website December 30, 2017:

President Donald Trump fired the remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) Wednesday, reportedly informing them without explanation with a letter delivered by FedEx.

The mass dismissal of the advisors marked another nadir in the administration’s dealing with the council. In June six members resigned from PACHA writing in an open letter, published in Newsweek, saying the Trump White House was pushing for legislation that would harm people living with HIV. Continue reading “Trump Fires HIV/AIDS Council In Its Entirety”