Trump has chosen Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Makary is a Johns Hopkins University professor and surgeon, and an outspoken critic of COVID-19 mandates. Born in England of Coptic Christian descent, Makary earned degrees from Bucknell University, Thomas Jefferson University, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Makary is the chief of islet transplant surgery at Johns Hopkins. ResearchGate records more than 22,000 citations to his published research. Makary’s 2012 book, “Unaccountable,” chronicled serious problems in American medicine, advocating greater transparency. “The Price We Pay,” a 2019 book by Makary, tackled high costs and inefficiency in the American health care system. “Civil discourse is under threat. And in the medical profession, too, we’re fighting censorship, control, and centralized authority. We got a little peak of it during COVID, but this is an ongoing battle,” Makary said. “The whole purpose of science is to have a foundation of transparency where we can discuss ideas. And the medical profession has an incredible heritage of tailoring recommendations to an individual based on their needs and wishes and personal physiology and so we’ve got to retain this liberty to customize care to individuals.” [Makes one wonder how well he's gonna play with Nesheiwat]
Trump has selected Dr. Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Weldon is a former congressman, physician with 40 years of experience, and an Army veteran. He was Congressman for Florida’s 15th congressional district from 1994 to 2008, when he declined to run for reelection and returned to private practice.
Trump has chosen Russell Vought as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Vought held that position during Trump’s first term. In 2021, Vought founded the organization the Center for Renewing America, which is focused on combating critical race theory. He is involved with Project 2025, a Heritage Foundation-led plan that seeks to reshape the federal government. Vought was named policy director of the Republican National Committee platform committee in May 2024.
Lower-level appointments: Sebastian Gorka, who served as a deputy assistant to the president in 2017, will reprise that role while also serving as counterterrorism director. Alex Wong, who served in the State Department during Trump’s first term, will be a deputy assistant to the president and serve as principal deputy national security advisor.