White House to nominate Dr. Susan Monarez to lead CDC

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Source: CNN Health

Updated 4:54 PM EDT, Mon March 24, 2025


CNN — The White House will nominate Dr. Susan Monarez, the current acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to lead the agency, President Donald Trump said Monday. The move comes weeks after the White House abruptly withdrew its nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to lead the public health agency.

Monarez is a veteran of government service who was previously the deputy director of ARPA-H, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an agency tasked with doing innovative, high-stakes research.

“Dr. Monarez brings decades of experience championing Innovation, Transparency, and strong Public Health Systems. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, and PostDoctoral training in Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

Claiming that Americans have “lost confidence in the CDC due to political bias and disastrous mismanagement,” he added, “Dr. Monarez will work closely with our GREAT Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy Jr. Together, they will prioritize Accountability, High Standards, and Disease Prevention.” In the past, the CDC director has been appointed to lead the office, but the nominee will require approval by the Senate starting this year.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/health/cdc-nomination-trump-susan-monarez/index.html

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This was instead of former Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX), which had been floated last Friday - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143422504

[wolfie001]

1. She seems like a normal, rational pick

From what I can tell.

[mainer]

2. Have they realized they've gone too far?

And are now going for more rational picks? Will have to dig into her background and see if anything crazy pops up.

[niyad]

4. Took me less than a minute to find the crazy.

[niyad]

3. ahhhh, I knew there was a catch. According to the end of the article in nyt,

she hasn't actually been in the office in weeks, no communication with staff, . too busy helping fleon skum destroy CDC. And, when ordered to take down any pages referring to lgbtq, women, etc., did so immediately, without a fuss.

[LudwigPastorius]

5. Former Deputy Director of ARPA-H...

Here we go.

Qanon, Bob Kennedy, and all the other anti-vaccine nuts are going to shit themselves, convinced that she will advance a plot to control the populace with government nano-mind control tech masquerading as flu shots.