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    Trump Administration Reportedly Instructs CDC On Its Own Version Of 7 Dirty Words

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysts have been told to omit words such as "vulnerable," "transgender" and "evidence-based" from an upcoming budget. Critics say it amounts to censorship.
    by Brakkton Booker Dec 16, 2017 1 minute
    A report from the W<em>ashington Post</em> said the health agency was issued a list of prohibited words from the Trump administration.

    Analysts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reportedly been issued a mandate by the Trump administration to no longer use words and phrases including "fetus," "transgender" and "science-based."

    This directive was delivered to senior CDC officials responsible which broke the news Friday evening.

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