President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Pastor Darrell Scott will join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an adviser on tobacco-related health issues.
Scott is a longtime Trump supporter and co-founded the National Diversity Coalition for Trump. He has publicly defended the president since meeting him in 2011.
Trump said tobacco-related disease has had a major impact on American families, particularly communities that have been underserved, and said Scott’s work would help save lives.
The move comes amid ongoing debates over public health policy and staffing at federal health agencies. Scott’s role is expected to focus on tobacco-related health issues, although details about his responsibilities and authority were not immediately clear.
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