The White House has withdrawn the nomination of vaccine skeptic and former Republican Congressman Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hours before he was set to testify before a Senate committee. Weldon, 71, was slated to answer questions before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on…
White House yanks Trump pick Dave Weldon for CDC director
Politics
March 13, 2025
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