Former congressman Dr. Dave Weldon is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In his announcement Nov. 22, Trump described the Florida physician as “a respected conservative leader on fiscal and social issues” who would “prioritize transparency, competence, and high standards at [the] CDC.”
“Americans have lost trust in the CDC and in our federal health authorities, who have engaged in censorship, data manipulation, and misinformation,” Trump said. “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.”…