us department of health and human services - Zoe Dune2024-03-29T11:45:21Zhttps://zoedune.com/opinion/feed/tag/us+department+of+health+and+human+servicesHope The Worst For Michael Caputohttps://zoedune.com/opinion/michael-caputo-trump-administration-loyalist2020-09-17T11:05:28.000Z2020-09-17T11:05:28.000ZSurvival Journalismhttps://zoedune.com/members/survivaljournalism<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7936754467?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Michael Caputo is apparently taking a 60-day leave of absense from his position as the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Public Affairs.</p>
<p>In recent news, Caputo posted a incendiary video instigating violence with Trump supporters against his critics during the inauguration.</p>
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<p>While it's asserted that that might have something to do with his leave, Caputo is saying that it's because of a lymphatic issue.</p>
<blockquote><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>"After consultation with President Trump and Secretary Azar, I have decided to take a temporary medical leave of absence to pursue necessary screenings for a lymphatic issue discovered last week."</strong></span></blockquote>
<p>At the time of this writing, it's hard to know what the real reason is for Caputo's leave of absence.</p>
<h2>Caputo Talks Crazy & Incites Violence Against The Left</h2>
<p>In an administration that often incites violence among its supporters against the left, Caputo's message in the controversial video is certainly acceptable and durable against any criticism.</p>
<p>We know this is true because Trump himself gaslights and attacks Americans out in the open and daily throughout entire first term.</p>
<p>The Facebook Live video that Caputo posted has since been deleted but not before some media outlets could get a hold of some of the most disturbing stuff. </p>
<p><em>Buffalo News</em> has the <strong><a href="https://buffalonews.com/multimedia/michael-caputo-on-facebook-live/video_bd8f50c8-f779-11ea-8827-abd983619e35.html" target="_blank">concluding part</a></strong> of his psychotic video post.</p>
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<p>We can only hope that Michael Caputo's "lymphatic issues", if true, are severe enough to eliminate one more Trump loyalist from the public view. </p>
<h3>Caputo Defies Removal From HHS</h3>
<p>This Trump loyalist followed his statement about his leave of absence saying that he would not be leaving his position. </p>
<p>At the same time the department <strong><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-caputo-idUSKBN26737F" target="_blank">announced</a></strong> that a political advisor to Caputo would be leaving. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">NEW: We have the Michael Caputo video from Facebook Live. <br /> <br /> It’s...uncomfortable watching.<br /> <br /> More, and story, below.<a href="https://t.co/pfZX744Trl">https://t.co/pfZX744Trl</a> <a href="https://t.co/QLBJEqNOxN">pic.twitter.com/QLBJEqNOxN</a></p>
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexnazaryan/status/1306040661863542785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p><small><em>[Featured image "Trump Loyalist Michael Caputo Takes Leave of Absence" via YouTube/<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a3OHDAHZZ8" target="_blank">HuffPost</a>]</em></small></p></div>