President Trump has nominated Dr. Susan Monarez to lead the CDC. (Getty Images | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
"She has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, and PostDoctoral training in Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine," the president wrote. "Dr. Monarez understands the importance of protecting our children, our communities, and our future."
Trump also claimed that Americans have "lost confidence" in the CDC, citing "political bias and disastrous mismanagement," as reasons why.
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Trump claimed that Americans have "lost confidence" in the CDC in his Mar. 24 announcement. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"[She led] efforts to enhance the nation's biomedical innovation capabilities, including combating antimicrobial resistance, expanding the use of wearables to promote patient health, ensuring personal health data privacy, and improving pandemic preparedness," the biography states. "She has also held leadership positions at the Department of Homeland Security and has led numerous international cooperative initiatives to promote bilateral and multilateral health innovation research and development."
Fox News Digital's Rachel Wolf and Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
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