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
TL;DR
- Donald Trump's administration is reportedly planning an executive order to establish a board for approving NIH grant funding.
- This board would give the administration the power to veto research grants that do not align with the president's agenda, including topics deemed 'woke'.
- The proposed board would consist of officials like Russell Vought and Jay Bhattacharya, and decisions would require unanimous agreement.
- This approach deviates from the NIH's traditional practice of evaluating grant proposals based on scientific merit.
- The move comes as researchers sue the administration, alleging censorship and the hindering of scientific grants based on ideological opposition.
- Research related to 'equity', 'racist', 'gender', and 'climate change' has reportedly been flagged by the administration for funding hindrance.