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redwitch

(14,948 posts)
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:19 PM Jan 2017

The CDC just cancelled the Climate and Health Summit scheduled for next month in Atlanta.

Less than two weeks away after months of planning and they cancelled. This isn't good. Are they afraid or were they told to do this by the Trump Admin? Any thoughts?

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The CDC just cancelled the Climate and Health Summit scheduled for next month in Atlanta. (Original Post) redwitch Jan 2017 OP
Probably commanded to do so....nt 2naSalit Jan 2017 #1
probably threatened them. bdamomma Jan 2017 #9
My guess is.. Else You Are Mad Jan 2017 #2
A direct order from King Donald I, Monarch of Trumpland, no doubt. MineralMan Jan 2017 #3
The Trump group have revenge and hate on their menu and nothing else, this is just the Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #4
More info n2doc Jan 2017 #5
Stupid. That hits the businesses in the area the most. The reserved space will receive its payment Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #6
That's a big conflict of interest right there C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #8
Not good. CDC is working to get a handle on climate change and infectious diseases. haele Jan 2017 #7
Climate change is verboten under this regime dalton99a Jan 2017 #10

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
2. My guess is..
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:22 PM
Jan 2017

They were told to shut it down by Trump (or more likely one of his inner circle). Expect this to be the norm for anything that was planned under the Obama administration.

MineralMan

(146,333 posts)
3. A direct order from King Donald I, Monarch of Trumpland, no doubt.
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:23 PM
Jan 2017

And so it begins. Watch for more decrees and edicts to come from the Royal Palace.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,121 posts)
4. The Trump group have revenge and hate on their menu and nothing else, this is just the
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:25 PM
Jan 2017

beginning.

Tremendously stupid and mean people, and they will spare no one and no issue.

Freethinker65

(10,061 posts)
6. Stupid. That hits the businesses in the area the most. The reserved space will receive its payment
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:50 PM
Jan 2017

Should have let the meeting go on using their alternative facts if they are so confident in their beliefs. Cancelling altogether makes the administration look like they are scared of ridicule by those already scheduled to attend.

Petty.

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)
8. That's a big conflict of interest right there
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:56 PM
Jan 2017

Trump is taking punitive action against competing hotels.
I'd sue if I were them.

haele

(12,681 posts)
7. Not good. CDC is working to get a handle on climate change and infectious diseases.
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:54 PM
Jan 2017

A summit like this is critical to build and strengthen working relationships with other health organizations and nations throughout the world, and to work on development of strategies to keep the latest plague or health crisis from spreading and decimating the global population.


Haele

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