Gymnast Finley Weldon, who inspired an investigation into her coach at a top U.S. academy, shares that she felt it was important to speak up.
Finley Weldon reflected on the harm her former coach inflicted, expressing pride in her resilience and that of her fellow gymnasts. Sean Gardner, who was arrested for sexually exploiting a child, was her coach at the Iowa Academy, a place known for nurturing Olympians. Now 18 and about to start her freshman year at Iowa […]
Trump picks Susan Monarez to lead CDC as director after David Weldon nomination falls through
President Donald Trump has appointed Susan Monales as the candidate for the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling the candidate a “devoted civil servant.” Monales, now acting director of the CDC, will replace former Trump candidate Dr. David Weldon. The Trump administration never gave official reasons that Weldon's nomination […]
Dave Weldon speaks the TRUTH about vaccines; gets pulled from CDC nomination
Dr. Dave Weldon was selected as CDC director for Donald Trump, but he was drawn from a nomination for previous comments he made regarding the vaccine. Weldon is a former lawmaker who introduced the Vaccine Safety and Public Trust Guarantee Act in 2007, and described several issues regarding vaccine safety. “Some issues with vaccine safety […]
White House yanks Trump pick Dave Weldon for CDC director
Hours before testifying before a Senate committee, the White House rescinded the nomination of vaccine skeptics and former Republican Rep. Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Weldon, 71, was scheduled to answer questions before the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (Help) committee on Thursday, but a White […]
Trump White House pulls nomination of David Weldon as CDC director
The White House is drawing out the nomination of Dave Weldon for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, which Fox News Digital learned. Weldon was scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing on Thursday. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Help) announced in a statement Thursday morning that it had […]
Watch live: Trump's CDC nominee Dave Weldon faces confirmation hearing
The Senate committee will consider President Trump's candidate to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and former Congressman Dave Weldon (R-Fla.) at Thursday's confirmation hearing. Weldon, a doctor and Army veteran, was a seven-term lawmaker until 2008. He could face tough questions from Democrats about the Senate Health, Education, […]
Trump nominates Dave Weldon as CDC head
President-elect Trump announced his selection of former Congressman Dr. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.) to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “In addition to being a physician for 40 years and a military veteran, Dave is a respected conservative leader on fiscal and social issues, serving on the Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee and serving on […]
Dr. Dave Weldon Nominated As Director Of CDC Under Trump Admin
Dave Weldon (R-Florida). (Photo by Joe Radle/Getty Images) OAN Staff Brooke Mallory6:00 PM – Friday, November 22, 2024 Former Florida Congressman Dr. Dave Weldon has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to replace Mandy K. Cohen as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). advertisement “In addition to being a physician for […]
Trump selects former Florida Rep. Dave Weldon to lead CDC
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Florida Congressman Dave Weldon (R) to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the next administration. “I am thrilled to announce that former Congressman Dr. Dave Weldon has been nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),” President Trump said in a press […]