Monday, August 11, 2025 - Public health; Israel-Gaza War; Trump deploys Nat'l Guard to D.C.

Guest: Aryn Melon Backus, co-founder, Fired But Fighting
Trump HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, announced $500 million in cuts to advanced mRNA vaccine research that has saved millions of lives, two days before a mass shooter steeped in anti-vaccine disinformation attacked CDC headquarters. Former CDC employee ARYN MELON BACKUS, co-founder of Fired but Fighting, discusses the Trump Administration's steep cuts to public health research and programs, the impacts of vaccine disinformation, and more. Israel's military targeted and murdered journalists in Gaza. Trump announced plans deploy National Guard to Washington, D.C., where crime rates are now at 30-year lows. Callers weigh in.