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White House Pulls Dave Weldon From CDC Nomination

Mar 13, 2025

By Lena H. Sun, Fenit Nirappil and Dan Diamond

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said.

The Senate health committee announced Weldon had been pulled shortly before he was scheduled to testify Thursday morning before the Senate’s health committee.

The pulling of Weldon marks a rare setback for a Trump administration nominee. The Senate has confirmed every controversial choice brought to a full vote on the floor to date. Weldon, who left Congress in 2009, drew scrutiny for his longtime promotion of the false claims that vaccines can cause autism.

Weldon was slated to testify before the Senate Health Committee on Thursday as he sought confirmation to head a division of the Department of Health and Human Services charged with protecting the United States from health threats at home and abroad.

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