OAN Staff James Meyers
12:58pm – Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Susan Monales (CDC), the current acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is the permanent head of the agency.
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“I am proud to announce that Dr. Susan Monales is my candidate as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” Trump wrote on social media. “Dr. Monares brings decades of experience advocating for innovation, transparency and powerful public health systems.”
Decisions based on 47th The president comes after the first candidate, Dr. Dave Weldon, was withdrawn by Trump hours before the Senate confirmation hearing scheduled for early March.
The administration never gave us a specific reason to draw Weldon's nomination; Fox Newsit would have been a “vain effort” – he would not have been confirmed by the Senate.
“It became clear that the Senate votes were not there to confirm him,” the source explained. “This must have been a useless effort.”
In a statement, Dr. Weldon accused the pharmaceutical industry of his appointment of falling apart, saying, “he claimed he was viewing it very negatively. [big pharma] Despite prescribing medications “to help my patients.”
In a Truth Social Post released Monday, Trump further explained why he believes Monales is the right woman for the job.
“As an incredible mother and dedicated civil servant, Dr. Monales understands the importance of protecting our children, our community and our future,” Trump said. “Americans have lost confidence in the CDC due to political bias and tragic mismanagement.”
“She holds her PhD from the University of Wisconsin and postdoc training in microbiology and immunology at Stanford School of Medicine,” the president continued. “Dr. Monares understands the importance of protecting our children, our community and our future.”
“Dr. Monares will work closely with our great Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy Jr.,” the president continued. “Together, they will prioritize accountability, high standards and disease prevention to ultimately deal with the chronic disease epidemic and make America healthy again!”
Monares' CDC biopics show that she previously worked at the White House for the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Security Council.
“[She led] “Efforts to strengthen the country's biomedical innovation capabilities, including fighting antimicrobial resistance, expanding the use of wearables to promote patient health, ensuring privacy of individual health data, and improving pandemic preparation,” the biographer states.
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