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

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Donald Trump speaks during an event about healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC on 18 September. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Donald Trump’s latest executive order is expected to establish a board responsible for approving National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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 in which senior administration officials accused the NIH of funding “woke” initiatives that went against Trump’s political priorities.

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