Trump FDA pick Heidi Overton upsets hardcore MAHA activists

Dr. Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, has upset certain hardcore activists in the Make America Healthy Again movement, threatening the strength of the coalition heading into the 2026 midterm elections.  Trump on Wednesday called Overton, a longtime ally and current W

Dr. Heidi Overton is a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of Trump's second-term health initiatives.

President Trump has tapped one of his top White House health policy aides, Dr. Heidi Overton, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Overton has been a strong supporter of the president's health agenda, including efforts to overhaul the childhood vaccine schedule, changes that have drawn sharp criticism from medical

Trump picks White House ally Overton to lead embattled FDA  Reuters

If she wins confirmation as FDA commissioner, Heidi Overton will face plenty of big challenges.

Overton was present when Trump signed the executive order directing federal agencies to change childhood vaccination schedules.

Overton has been critical of abortion pills and, if confirmed, would be positioned to roll back FDA rules that made them more accessible.

Trump nominated Overton to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

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Dr. Heidi Overton has been appointed by President Trump to lead the FDA, emphasizing faster cures and lower drug prices.

Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. As a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of Trump’s second-term health initiatives, Overton has become a tr

President Donald Trump has picked Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration

Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration  AP News

She opposes abortion, is wary of peptides, supports limiting vaccines, vexes MAHA.

Trump expected to pick Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA  CNN