CNN reports Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Michael Caputo was fond of sending nasty emails to employees.<br />A close ally of President Donald Trump, Caputo repeatedly sent complaints about how the CDC was handling a media request to the agency's director.<br />According to emails shared with CNN, it was in an apparent attempt to intimidate an agency communications official.<br />Caputo was infuriated with a CDC spokesperson for having responded to a question from CNN about a vaccine education campaign.<br />The numerous hostile, threatening emails are a part of a pattern showing Caputo's attitude toward CDC officials.<br />He's taking a two-month leave after apologizing for his public rant against CDC scientists, and accusing CDC officials of 'sedition.'<br />Caputo had demanded to see the CDC's weekly science reports before release, pushing to change them so as not to undermine Trump's political message.
