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    CDC Official Who Warned Americans Coronavirus Could Cause 'Severe' Disruption Resigns

    Dr. Nancy Messonnier had served as the agency's top respiratory disease official since 2016. Then-President Donald Trump reportedly threatened to fire her after her comments in February 2020.
    by Becky Sullivan May 07, 2021 2 minutes
    Updated May 7, 2021 at 3:44 PM ET

    Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the top respiratory disease official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who was among the first to warn the American public about how much the pandemic would change everyday life, is stepping down from

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