Trump Dismisses Unaligned Staff Trump dismissed CDC Director Susan Monarez after 1 month. Trump replaced Monarez with Jim O’Neill. Faulkender and Hamilton removed for not aligning with Trump's agenda. Leavitt confirmed Trump's authority to fire non-aligned appointees. Politics | Leadership | Administration United States Donald Trump | Susan Monarez | Karoline Leavitt | Jim O’Neill | Michael Faulkender | Cameron Hamilton 2 weeks ago