Trump has nominated Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary

Washington, November 25 (RHC)-- Donald Trump has picked former Florida Congressmember Dr. Dave Weldon to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Weldon is a vaccine skeptic who has supported the debunked theory linking vaccines to autism.

For surgeon general, Trump tapped Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, who serves as one of the medical directors at CityMD, a chain of urgent care centers in New York. 

Trump picked another frequent Fox News commentator, Dr. Martin Makary, to head the Food and Drug Administration.  During the COVID pandemic, Makary was a vocal critic of vaccine mandates.

In a surprise pick, Trump has also nominated Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary.  She served in the first Trump administration and co-founded the America First Policy Institute. 

Trump has also named former NFL player and White House official Scott Turner to head HUD, the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

This all comes as ethics experts are raising alarms over Trump’s refusal to reveal who is funding his transition operations.  Trump has yet to sign an ethics agreement to begin the formal transition process, which has prevented the FBI from doing background checks on any of his nominees.

[ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]