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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

REVEALED: Trump team yanks dave weldon s nomination to lead cdc an hour before senate confirmation hearing | Vintage Vibes

President Donald Trump has suddenly withdrawn his nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hours before he was set to testify at a Senate confirmation hearing.

Just 12 hours before Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida, was supposed to appear before the Senate health committee at the Capitol, a White House staffer informed him his nomination had been pulled, Weldon told The Independent in a statement.

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