DeSantis pushes Florida surgeon general for CDC director role

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants President Donald Trump to tap Sunshine State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director.

DeSantis contends that the public health official could do more for the state at the CDC than he can now.

"Overhauling the CDC would be beneficial to FL. Joe could do more for FL as CDC Director than as FL Surgeon General," the governor said in a post on X. 

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