In The Press

CNN with Anderson Cooper—March 2025

"We are going to regret this": Doctor issues stark warning about Musk's cuts

Dr. Craig Spencer, a Brown University School of Public Health professor, discusses the greater implications of Elon Musk's DOGE cuts in the health sector.

MSNBC with Rachel Maddow—February 2025

'We will regret this': Cuts leave U.S. vulnerable to Ebola, contrary to Musk assurances

Elon Musk, Donald Trump's top campaign contributor, made a lighthearted joke about his federal workforce cuts damaging the U.S. ability to guard against an Ebola outbreak. Despite Musk's assurances that any damage done was quickly remedied, experts insist the cuts continue to leave the U.S. unprepared. Dr. Craig Spencer, an emergency room doctor and Ebola survivor, talks with Rachel Maddow about what Musk's cut have really done.

PBS NewsHour—February 27, 2025

Doctor who survived Ebola highlights risks of Musk's funding cuts

In a Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk defended the actions his team has made to cut government jobs, but public health experts say Musk is wrong. USAID's Ebola prevention efforts have been largely frozen since the agency was mostly shuttered last month. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Dr. Craig Spencer, who survived Ebola after treating patients in Guinea with Doctors Without Borders in 2014.