President Donald Trump Susan Monarez was named the nominee for the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling the candidate a “dedicated civil servant.”
Monarez, currently acting director of the CDC, replaced Trump’s original nominee in the role. David Weldon. The Trump administration has never made a formal reason for Weldon’s nomination to be withdrawn earlier this month, but sources familiar with the matter told Fox News that it would be a “futile effort.”
“It’s obvious that the Senate has not been confirmed in the Senate,” the source explained. “It would be in vain.”
“Monares brings decades of experience espousing innovation, transparency and a strong public health system,” Trump wrote in a Truth Society post published on Monday.
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President Trump has nominated Dr. Susan Monarez to lead the CDC. (Getty Images | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
“She has a PhD from the University of Wisconsin, as well as training in microbiology and immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine,” the president wrote. “Dr. Monares understands the importance of protecting our children, communities and the future.”
Trump also claimed that Americans CDC, The reason is “political bias and catastrophic mismanagement.”
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Dr. Susan Monarez is currently acting director of CDC. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
“Dr. Monares will work closely with our great Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy Jr. ” Together, they will prioritize accountability, high standards and disease prevention to ultimately address the chronic disease epidemic and make the United States healthy again!”
According to Monarez’s CDC biography, she worked in the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the White House of the National Security Council.
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Trump claimed that Americans “lost confidence” in the CDC in the March 24 announcement. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“[She led] Efforts to enhance the country’s biomedical innovation capabilities, including combating antibiotic resistance, extend the use of wearable devices to promote patient health, ensure privacy of personal health data and improve preparation for the pandemic,” she held a leadership role in the Department of Homeland Security.
Rachel Wolf and Julia Johnson of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
