Trump’s CDC Pick Hints at Big Health Agency Shake-Up

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• President Trump nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz to serve as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Schwartz previously served as Deputy Surgeon General from 2019 to 2021 and graduated from Brown University.
• Trump also announced new CDC leadership appointments alongside Schwartz’s nomination.

President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC, describing her as an incredibly talented physician and a star.

The President emphasized her past service as Deputy Surgeon General and her military medical career.

“Erica graduated from Brown University for College and Medical School, and served a distinguished career as a Doctor of Medicine in the United States Military, the Greatest and Most Powerful Force in the World, and then served as my Deputy Surgeon General during my First Term. She is a STAR!”

Trump also named Sean Slovenski as Deputy Director, Dr. Jennifer Shuford as Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. Sara Brenner as Senior Counselor.

He said the group has the experience needed to lead the agency.

“Highly Respected Doctors of Medicine”

Schwartz oversaw public health deployment during the COVID-19 pandemic in her previous federal role.

The nomination comes as the acting director’s term has expired under federal law.

“will do a TREMENDOUS job leading the CDC as we continue to MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AND GREAT AGAIN!”

Daily Caller report on Trump’s CDC nominee

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