President Trump announced Wednesday that he is nominating Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration.
In a Truth Social post, Trump called Overton a “ROCKSTAR” in his administration who has worked directly with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. He said she takes on the hardest issues and delivers solutions that work best for the country.
Overton currently serves as deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. She is a board-certified physician in public health and general preventive medicine, holds a Ph.D. in clinical investigation from Johns Hopkins, and previously served as a White House Fellow during Trump’s first term.
Trump said she will work with Kennedy and Oz to deliver faster cures, increased American innovation, major clinical trial reforms, lower drug prices, and more wins for the Make America Healthy Again agenda. The nomination requires Senate confirmation.
