President Trump Selects New CDC Director

President Donald Trump just handed the CDC keys to Dr. Dave Weldon!

He’s a 71-year-old Army veteran, former congressman, and seasoned doc with four decades under his stethoscope.

He’s already been investigating CDC policies, so having him in charge is quite the twist.

With Weldon at the CDC’s helm and RFK Jr. over at HHS, Trump’s doubling down on fixing our healthcare system.

Buckle up, reform season keeps picking up speed!

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

Fox News report:

President-elect Trump announced that former Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., is his pick as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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“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,” Trump said in the Friday evening announcement.

“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,” Trump said.

Weldon, 71, served in the House, where he represented Florida, from 1995-2009. He did not seek reelection in 2008.

The CDC is charged with providing information and scientific expertise in preventing and controlling a range of diseases, as well as managing disease outbreaks. The CDC director reports to the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic and critic of the CDC, for the role of HHS secretary. Trump said that Weldon will play a key part in “Making America Healthy Again,” saying that he will work on correcting “past errors.”

Imagine having a government that actually cares about our health and wellbeing!

These picks are refreshing to hear!

President Trump nominates Dr. Dave Weldon, a former congressman, for Director of the CDC. pic.twitter.com/QYxsIiJmHL

— ALLY (@autonomyallies) November 23, 2024

Whedon knew about the connection between vaccines and autism?

He definitely knows the harsh resistance anyone gets for daring to speak against Big Pharma.

Rep. Dave Weldon on party leadership wrt fighting #BigPharma:

"It's dead. They don't even want to discuss it. It's DOA. If you want to take on the pharmaceutical industry, forget it. People would come up to you & say, 'You need to back off on this…it could be bad for you.'" https://t.co/e52NH3EWwp pic.twitter.com/BiEO0Niv4E

— Sam Parker-ucas Gage🇺🇲 (@SamParkerSenate) October 19, 2022

President Trump’s picks so far:

Latest Pres. Trump's cabinet picks and my last update for the night.
Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for Surgeon General
Dr. Martin A. Makary to lead the FDA
Dr. Dave Weldon, CDC Dir.
Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Sec.
Sebastian Gorka and Alex Wong NSC advisors pic.twitter.com/v6NkS0sPbZ

— 🇺🇸SGT_Decker 🇺🇸 (@SGT_Decker) November 23, 2024