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Jennifer Pak

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
570 total appearances

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Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

So even though medical groups had long wanted those safety labels changed, they didn't like the way McCary did it.

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

So what are people saying now that McCary is out?

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump thanked McCary for doing a great job.

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

But Dr. Ben Rome, a physician and health policy researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, says he's glad to see McCary go.

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

There's also been a big exodus of career staff that's in addition to the mass firings that took place just after McCary was confirmed last year.

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

Rome says he hopes the next person will right the ship, but he's worried.

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

So speaking of that, who is the next person that we think will lead the FDA?

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

That would be Kyle Diamantis.

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

Trump announced that he'll be the acting commissioner.

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

Diamantis had been the deputy commissioner for food, overseeing nutrition and human food safety.

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

He's a lawyer, not a medical doctor.

Up First from NPR
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

But the administration has struggled to get some of its health picks confirmed by the Senate, so it may be a while before there's a permanent commissioner.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-11-2026 10AM EDT

Tensions over the war between the U.S.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-11-2026 10AM EDT

and China have been rising in recent weeks, so it was unclear for a while whether Trump's summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would go as planned.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-11-2026 10AM EDT

China buys the bulk of Iranian oil.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-11-2026 10AM EDT

U.S.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-11-2026 10AM EDT

officials want to cut off this economic lifeline for Iran.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-11-2026 10AM EDT

But the U.S.-China relationship is bigger than the Iran issue.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-11-2026 10AM EDT

The two are also engaged in escalating tariffs and sanctions.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-11-2026 10AM EDT

This trip is the first for a U.S.