Trump nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz for CDC director, calling on former deputy surgeon general

President Donald Trump announced he was nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Schwartz served as deputy U.S. surgeon general during Trump’s first term.

"Erica graduated from Brown University for College and Medical School, and served a distinguished career as a Doctor of Medicine in the United States Military, the Greatest and Most Powerful Force in the World, and then served as my Deputy Surgeon General during my First Term," Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding, "She is a STAR!"