Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives
Summary
President Donald Trump plans to create a new board to oversee which research projects the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can fund. This board would have the power to reject projects that do not match the president’s priorities, moving away from the usual system that focuses on scientific value.Key Facts
- The new board would include Russell Vought, the White House budget director, and NIH director Jay Bhattacharya.
- The board must agree unanimously to approve NIH grant awards.
- This plan follows complaints from the Trump administration that the NIH funds “woke” or politically opposed research.
- The NIH traditionally reviews grant proposals based on scientific merit, not political views.
- The NIH is the largest public funder of medical research worldwide.
- Researchers have filed a lawsuit claiming the administration is censoring opposing views through funding decisions, which they say violates the First Amendment.
- Since President Trump’s second term began, billions in federal health-related research funding have been cut or frozen, especially projects with keywords like “equity,” “racist,” “gender,” and “climate change.”
- The Department of Health and Human Services and the White House have not yet commented on this plan.
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