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- 1FDA Commissioner nominee Heidi Overton grilled over independence from Trump●If Heidi Overton is confirmed as FDA Commissioner, what will she do if Trump asks her to take an action she knows is wrong? When @SenatorHassan questioned her, Overton refused to even entertain the possibility that Trump could be wrong. When it comes t
Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee for FDA Commissioner, faced questioning from Senator Maggie Hassan at her confirmation hearing. Hassan pressed her on whether she would refuse an unlawful or improper directive from Trump, but Overton declined to entertain the possibility that the president could be wrong, drawing criticism that she would not commit to independent decision-making at the agency that regulates drugs and medical products.