Why was CDC director nominee pulled? (Weldon)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only possible answers are:

1. He is perceived as not 1000 being percent loyal to Trump.

2. He has some kind of dirt that is not yet public.

3. Hypothesizing between vaccines and autism is verboten enough that this is seen as worse than the other nominees who got through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only possible answers are:

1. He is perceived as not 1000 being percent loyal to Trump.

2. He has some kind of dirt that is not yet public.

Yeah, but the dirt must be really bad, like being found with a dead girl or live boy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only possible answers are:

1. He is perceived as not 1000 being percent loyal to Trump.

2. He has some kind of dirt that is not yet public.

3. Hypothesizing between vaccines and autism is verboten enough that this is seen as worse than the other nominees who got through.

RFK and Trump have done the same, haven't they? I mean if he'd come in very PRO vaccine I could see that getting him into trouble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only possible answers are:

1. He is perceived as not 1000 being percent loyal to Trump.

2. He has some kind of dirt that is not yet public.

Yeah, but the dirt must be really bad, like being found with a dead girl or live boy.

You think that would matter at this point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only possible answers are:

1. He is perceived as not 1000 being percent loyal to Trump.

2. He has some kind of dirt that is not yet public.

3. Hypothesizing between vaccines and autism is verboten enough that this is seen as worse than the other nominees who got through.

RFK and Trump have done the same, haven't they? I mean if he'd come in very PRO vaccine I could see that getting him into trouble.

They are less likely to be effective (not doctors, higher-level responsibility) and more conspicuous (harder to sink because people based their vote on them, no one did on Weldon). Weldon has been a villain to many public health advocates for a long time; I'm sure if he were extorting puppies or whatever, it would have come out by now

[Anonymous]

I have faith we'll know one day but his anti-vax stance is not worse than RFK jr.'s

[Anonymous]

So now we know. I am grateful the Trumpers pulled his nomination (even though it was just because they were going to lose the confirmation vote), and I'm surprised that Dave Weldon is considered a step too far, when RFK Jr. was confirmed.

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5323926/cdc-weldon-withdrawn-vaccine
The White House withdrew its nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon, a former Florida congressman, shortly before his scheduled appearance before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday.

A White House official not authorized to speak publicly told NPR that Weldon didn't have the votes needed for confirmation by the Senate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So now we know. I am grateful the Trumpers pulled his nomination (even though it was just because they were going to lose the confirmation vote), and I'm surprised that Dave Weldon is considered a step too far, when RFK Jr. was confirmed.

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5323926/cdc-weldon-withdrawn-vaccine
The White House withdrew its nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon, a former Florida congressman, shortly before his scheduled appearance before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday.

A White House official not authorized to speak publicly told NPR that Weldon didn't have the votes needed for confirmation by the Senate.

Yes, but why didn’t he have the votes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only possible answers are:

1. He is perceived as not 1000 being percent loyal to Trump.

2. He has some kind of dirt that is not yet public.

3. Hypothesizing between vaccines and autism is verboten enough that this is seen as worse than the other nominees who got through.

Why? Trump and RFK Jr. both do that.