Trump picks former Florida Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon as director of CDC

President-elect Trump announced that erstwhile Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., is his prime arsenic the manager of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"In summation to being a Medical Doctor for 40 years, and an Army Veteran, Dave has been a respected blimpish person connected fiscal and societal issues, and served connected the Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, moving for Accountability connected HHS and CDC Policy and Budgeting," Trump said successful the Friday evening announcement. 

"Dave besides served successful a starring relation successful Government Oversight and Reform Committee Hearings, addressing issues wrong HHS and CDC. Dave has successfully worked with the CDC to enact a prohibition connected patents for quality embryos," Trump said.

President-elect Trump announced that erstwhile Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., arsenic his prime arsenic the manager of the CDC. (Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)

Trump said that Dr. Weldon volition play a cardinal portion successful "Making America Healthy Again," saying that helium volition enactment connected correcting "past errors."

"Americans person mislaid spot successful the CDC and successful our Federal Health Authorities, who person engaged successful censorship, information manipulation, and misinformation," helium said. 

"Given the existent Chronic Health Crisis successful our Country, the CDC indispensable measurement up and close past errors to absorption connected the Prevention of Disease. The existent Health of Americans is critical, and CDC volition play a large relation successful helping to guarantee Americans person the tools and resources they request to recognize the underlying causes of diseases, and the solutions to cure these diseases," Trump added.

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President-elect Trump announced that erstwhile Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., arsenic his prime arsenic the manager of the CDC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump said that Dr. Weldon "understands American Family Values."

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"As a begetter of 2 and a hubby of 45 years, Dave understands American Family Values, and views Health arsenic 1 of utmost importance," helium said. "Dave volition prioritize Transparency, Competence, and High Standards astatine CDC. Dave volition proudly reconstruct the CDC to its existent purpose, and volition enactment to extremity the Chronic Disease Epidemic, and Make America Healthy Again!"