'Internal drama and chaos' led to HHS firings: Source

(NewsNation) — Internal play and chaos led to the firings of 2 apical aides astatine the Department of Health and Human Services, a root tells NewsNation.

An HHS spokesperson confirmed that Chief and Deputy Chief of Staff Heather Flick Melanson and Hannah Anderson were fired by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Effective immediately, Matt Buckham is the acting Chief of Staff.

Buckham presently serves arsenic the Secretary’s White House Liaison astatine HHS, wherever helium oversees the recruitment and onboarding of governmental appointees crossed the agency.

"He brings invaluable acquisition successful unit strategy and organizational absorption to this caller role," the spokesperson said successful a connection to NewsNation. "Secretary Kennedy acknowledgment the outgoing enactment for their work and looks guardant to moving intimately with Mr. Buckham arsenic the Department continues advancing its ngo to Make America Healthy Again."