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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is appointing Chris Klomp to serve as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Trump said he made the decision in collaboration with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.
“It is my great honor to announce the appointment of Chris Klomp … as our next Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)! His rapid rise in my administration proves that he can be a potential STAR. Chris is a Strong and Inspirational Leader and a Highly Successful Entrepreneur. Wherever Chris goes, he earns TRUST. He is a man of principles, and an AMERICAN deeply COMMITTED to our AMERICA Plan. in Thursday’s Truth post This community.
ROBERT F KENNEDY JR: THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE BELONGS TO AMERICA
Director of the Center for Medicare Chris Klomp, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz, and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attend an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on May 18, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Klomp’s LinkedIn profile shows that he is “HHS Senior Advisor,” “Deputy Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,” “Director of the Center for Medicare, CMS,” and “Senior Advisor to the Secretary, HHS.”
Trump continued the post: “HHS is a large and complex organization, but Chris knows exactly how to run it. He is doing a FANTASTIC job leading Medicare, and overseeing the day-to-day operations. Secretary Kennedy, Dr. Oz, and I made this decision together!”
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US President Donald Trump and Director of the Center for Medicare Chris Klomp, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz, and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. they watch from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on May 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“Chris’ experience building a HUGE business has given him the DIFFICULTY to drive much-needed major reforms, including my VERY popular National Drug Pricing Policy, to finally stop the liberalization of other countries off the backs of the American People. It’s time for other countries to pay their fair share, and they are doing so! Our Drug Prices have come down MASSIVELY in the last year,” he added.
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Chris Klomp, deputy director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“Chris is putting AMERICA FIRST, and he will transform health care to make America Great and Healthy Again. Congratulations Chris!” said the president in the post.
