Washington — President Trump announced Thursday that he’s nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Schwartz served as Mr. Trump’s deputy Surgeon General during his first term and as a Coast Guard rear admiral. She received her medical degree from Brown University and also holds a law degree from the University of Maryland.
“She is a STAR!” the president wrote on Truth Social.
CBS News reported Wednesday that Schwartz was emerging as the president’s top pick for the role.
National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya has been serving as acting CDC director.
Last year, then-CDC director Susan Monarez was ousted from her job less than a month after the Senate confirmed her.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
