Outgoing HHS Secretary Azar Urges Trump to Condemn Violence, Says Riot Threatens Admin s Legacy
On 1/16/21 at 12:31 PM EST
Outgoing Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar touted the Trump administration s historic success in developing a COVID-19 vaccine, but he warned President Donald Trump that the January 6 Capitol riot threaten to tarnish his legacy.
Azar, who was nominated by Trump as HHS secretary in November 2017, penned a letter to the White House Friday announcing his resignation at noon on Inauguration Day, January 20. He declined to follow fellow Cabinet members Betsy DeVos and Elaine Chao as they immediately resigned following the deadly riot, writing that it s in the best interest of the people for him and Trump to serve out their terms.