Ex-surgeon general hits RFK Jr. on ‘tepid’ CDC shooting response: ‘Took him over 18 hours’

Published August 10, 2025 4:15pm ET



Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Sunday that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. “failed” in his response to a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters the day before.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified Patrick Joseph White, 30, as the gunman who fired on the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, where DeKalb County police officer David Rose was killed. Adams offered his condolences to Rose’s family and friends.

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