Trump Picks Heidi Overton to Lead the FDA, Chaos Ensues
The White House just tapped a controversial policy aide to run the nation's drug regulator, and the scientific community is already losing its mind.
So, Donald Trump has decided that Heidi Overton is the person to steer the FDA ship. If that name sounds familiar, it’s probably because she’s been all over the news lately for helping push that new executive order to slash vaccine recommendations for kids.
Naturally, the internet is split right down the middle. Trump calls her a rockstar who can solve the country's hardest problems. Meanwhile, even some Republicans like Bill Cassidy are sounding the alarm, basically saying she lacks the actual experience to run a massive agency and questioning her commitment to science. Democrats are already sharpening their knives, labeling her an extremist who is basically there to weaponize the agency against reproductive healthcare.
The FDA is now officially the front line of the culture war, sitting right in the middle of a tug-of-war between Trump's policy agenda and standard public health norms.
It is wild that the person in charge of our food and drugs is now primarily judged by their stance on political hot-button issues rather than their actual resume in medicine.
Source: UPI
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