Washington Post Article RatingTrump picks former congressman Dave Weldon of Florida to lead CDC
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10% Center
- Reliability
80% ReliableGood
- Policy Leaning
10% Center
- Politician Portrayal
-22% Negative
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
45% : Even before Trump announced he planned to nominate Kennedy to lead HHS, the CDC was under intense scrutiny by conservatives in Congress and think tanks about its scope and mission.33% : The CDC is among the federal health agencies whose vaccine work has come under fire from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the longtime anti-vaccine activist whom Trump has picked to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC's parent agency.
23% : Trump called Weldon a "respected conservative leader on fiscal and social issues" who had worked for "Accountability on HHS and CDC Policy and Budgeting."
17% : Trump said Weldon would restore trust in the CDC and federal health agencies, accusing them of engaging in "censorship, data manipulation, and misinformation.
14% : "Trump added: "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.
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