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NBC News reports:
Alex Azar, the Health and Human Services Secretary, resigned earlier this week, citing the violent Capitol riot inflamed by President Donald Trump in his resignation letter obtained by NBC News.
Azar said his resignation would become effective on Jan. 20th — the same date he would have been leaving office once President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in. The letter was dated Jan. 12, almost a week after the riot.
He said that the attack — which left five people dead and many injured — and the president’s slow response to condemn it, threaten to “tarnish” the achievements the administration has made over the past four years. In particular, Operation Warp Speed, which led to the creation of two vaccines to combat the raging coronavirus pandemic.
It’s not a resignation if you stay on the ship until the stern disappears into the ocean.
Alex Azar was so incensed at the Capitol attack he decided to stick around for 9 MORE days & get caught lying about vaccine supply and then RESIGN IN OUTRAGE.
U.S. health secretary Azar resigns, cites Capitol attack: CNN https://t.co/JrqATklHue
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) January 16, 2021
Alex Azar, the health secretary, confirmed his departure on Inauguration Day in a letter to President Trump. He suggested he considered quitting after the Capitol riot and said that he decided to stay until the end of the term because of the pandemic. https://t.co/gvZO7e7OaY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 15, 2021
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is resigning. In his resignation letter, Azar shared a pointed message about the insurrection and President Trump’s rhetoric. The president has not commented and remains out of sight as his presidency nears an end. pic.twitter.com/PidXwEovLw
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 16, 2021