President-elect Donald Trump has selected Dr. Dave Weldon to serve as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Weldon, 71, who was born on Long Island, New York, but lives in Florida, is a former member of U.S. Congress, where he served from 1995 to 2009.
Trump wrote in his announcement Friday evening:
“In addition to being a medical doctor for 40 years, and an Army Veteran, Dave has been a respected conservative leader on fiscal and social issues, and served on the Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, working for accountability on HHS and CDC Policy and Budgeting. Dave also served in a leading role in Government Oversight and Reform Committee Hearings, addressing issues within HHS and CDC. Dave has successfully worked with the CDC to enact a ban on patents for human embryos.
“Americans have lost trust in the CDC and in our federal health authorities, who have engaged in censorship, data manipulation, and misinformation. Given the current chronic health crisis in our country, the CDC must step up and correct past errors to focus on the prevention of disease.”
“Dave will proudly restore the CDC to its true purpose and will work to end the Chronic Disease Epidemic and Make America Healthy Again!” Trump added.
🚨 NEW: President Trump announces the nomination of former Congressman and Army Veteran Dr. Dave Weldon as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. pic.twitter.com/JACHDKpnfS
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 23, 2024
JUST IN: Trump selects former Congressman Dr. Dave Weldon as CDC Director.
“Americans have lost trust in the CDC and in our Federal Health Authorities, who have engaged in censorship, data manipulation, and misinformation.”
“Given the current Chronic Health Crisis in our… pic.twitter.com/duWLl3bIIk
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 23, 2024
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