White House withdraws CDC director nomination just before his Senate confirmation hearing

• White House pulls Trump’s nomination for CDC director hours before confirmation hearing

  The White House pulled Weldon's nomination just hours before the former Florida lawmaker was set to appear before the U.S. Senate for confirmation.
  
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  White House withdraws CDC director nomination

  The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee announced it has ...
  
  The Hill - 3h
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  White House withdraws CDC nominee hours before Senate hearing

  Trump officials say Weldon - an ally of RFK Jr - did not have the Senate votes necessary to be confirmed.
  
  BBC News - 2h
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  White House pulls CDC nominee because they didn’t have the votes: Sources

  Minutes before his confirmation hearing, the White House pulled David Weldon's nomination to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
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  White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director

  Dr. Dave Weldon was to have appeared on Thursday in a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee. He has close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary.
  
  The New York Times - 3h

• White House pulling Dave Weldon's nomination to run CDC

  A White House official confirmed that the administration is pulling Dave Weldon's nomination to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
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  Dave Weldon, former lawmaker and vaccine critic, faces Senate grilling at CDC confirmation hearing

  Dr. Dave Weldon, a former Florida congressman and physician, is set to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday for his nomination to lead the CDC.
  
  NBC News - 18h

• White House withdraws CDC director nominee

  Dave Weldon had faced growing scrutiny over his anti-vaccine views.
  
  Politico - 4h
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  Watch live: Trump's CDC nominee Dave Weldon faces confirmation hearing

  A Senate panel will consider President Trump's nominee to serve as the director for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), former Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.), at a confirmation hearing on Thursday. ...
  
  The Hill - 3h

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