Trump Names Peter Thiel Crony As Kennedy’s Deputy
The Hill reports:
President-elect Trump’s choice for deputy secretary of Health and Human Services is Jim O’Neill, an investor and historically close associate of billionaire Peter Thiel, the president-elect said Tuesday.
O’Neill has also held roles as managing director at Thiel’s Mithril Capital Management and principal associate deputy secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services during former President George W. Bush’s administration.
In a 2014 speech, O’Neill called for pushing against the FDA’s mission to consider the efficacy of drugs in its decision to approve them. He said that the agency should only consider drugs’ safety.
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