Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives

What happened

According to The Guardian’s source item, Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives, President’s latest order expected to bring NIH funding under control of Trump administration to align with agenda Donald Trump ’s latest executive order is expected to establish a board responsible for approving National Institutes of Health grant funding, marking another attempt by the Trump administration to censor topics that do not align with the president’s agenda. The executive order, reported by outlets including the Washington Post and Politico , was discussed in a meeting on Friday where senior administration officials accused the NIH of funding “woke” initiatives that went against Trump’s political priorities. Continue reading…

Context

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Source

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