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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is nominating Heidi Overton, a White House domestic policy adviser, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDr. Heidi has been a ROCKSTAR in my Administration, where she has worked directly with Secretary Kennedy, Dr. Oz, and team, to deliver on the MOST TRANSFORMATIVE Health Agenda in History,\u201d Trump wrote in a Truth Social post<\/u><\/span>. \u201cShe is known to take on the HARDEST issues, and bring me solutions that work best for the Country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia and oncologist Jeff Vacirca were also being considered<\/u><\/span> for the role, NOTUS reported earlier this week.<\/p>\n

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This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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