Trump names Dave Weldon as his pick to direct the CDC

I am confident that Dr. Makary, having dedicated his career to High-Quality, Lower-Cost Care, will restore FDA to the Gold Standard of Scientific Research, and cut the bureaucratic red tape at the Agency to make sure Americans get the Medical Cures and Treatments they deserve,

Trump said in a release Friday

Think Makary will be fine for the sector and is clearly pro-science/innovation etc.,

Mizuho's Jared Holz said in a note prior to the announcement

A golden age of transparency, innovation, and efficiency coming to the FDA,

Calley Means, a top advisor to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said in a post on X. Trump nominated Kennedy to be head of Health and Human Services

She is committed to ensuring that Americans have access to affordable, quality healthcare, and believes in empowering individuals to take charge of their health to live longer healthier lives,

Trump said

I am very pleased to nominate Marty Makary MD, MPH, FACS, for FDA Commissioner,

Trump said in a statement

He's willing to lie to the American public,

Offit said

FDA has lost the trust of Americans, and has lost sight of its primary goal as a regulator. The Agency needs Dr. Marty Makary, a Highly Respected Johns Hopkins Surgical Oncologist and Health Policy Expert, to course-correct and refocus the Agency,

Trump said on Truth Social

He wants to address corruption in health care and corruption in our government health agencies,

Makary said

He will work under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to, among other things, properly evaluate harmful chemicals poisoning our Nation's food supply and drugs and biologics being given to our Nation's youth, so that we can finally address the Childhood Chronic Disease Epidemic,

Trump said

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

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. The current Health of Americans is critical, and CDC will play a big role in helping to ensure Americans have the tools and resources they need to understand the underlying causes of diseases, and the solutions to cure these diseases,

Trump added

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

Americans have lost trust in the CDC and in our Federal Health Authorities, who have engaged in censorship, data manipulation, and misinformation,

he said

As a father of two and a husband of 45 years, Dave understands American Family Values, and views Health as one of utmost importance,

he said

Dave will proudly restore the CDC to its true purpose, and will work to end the Chronic Disease Epidemic,

Trump said in a statement