The White House is withdrawing the nomination of Dave Weldon to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), per a source close to Senate health committee and another source familiar.
The former Florida congressman was scheduled to appear before the committee this morning for his confirmation hearing. But his anti-vaccine views have garnered attention since he was nominated months ago and were sure to play a prominent role in questioning.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy himself said Weldon wasn't ready, per one of the sources.
Posted by John3262005
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Surprising. Wonder who he will try to nominate instead
Pointing out his anti-vax stance as a stumble to his confirmation is weird considering that RFK Jr exists.
Something else had to cause the admin to forgo this nomination
Hopefully this is an early sign of a shift to fear of constituents rather than fear of trump for Republican politicians
> The former Florida congressman was scheduled to appear before the committee **this morning**
Is it usual to yoink a nominee hours before meetings? It’s not something I paid much attention to in prior admins. Neera Tanden had lead time, Pudzer had a little lead time, Daschle had a little lead time.
I get the impression whatever caused him to be withdrawn was an unpleasant surprise, or (imo more likely) the boss being impulsive.