White House confident it can confirm permanent replacement CDC director

Published August 29, 2025 4:22pm ET



White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller expressed confidence in President Donald Trump’s ability to nominate a permanent director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention despite the politics involved in nominating someone who shares Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s positions regarding vaccines and who can be confirmed by the Senate.

“We’ll find an incredible nominee. I’m not worried about that at all,” Miller told the Washington Examiner Friday at the White House.

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