Kyle Diamantas, Trump’s new FDA commissioner, is a corporate lawyer who defended formula companies against claims their products harmed premature babies—the exact corporate-government revolving door Trump promised to destroy. He’s now regulating the same industries he once protected in court. This is what ‘America First’ looks like when the swamp never actually drains. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/kyle-diamantas-new-acting-fda-commissioner
Trump appointed Marty Makary to slash FDA safeguards and fast-track industry approvals—his exact deregulatory agenda—then fired him when it created chaos. Now Trump blames the agency he deliberately sabotaged, claiming it’s a ‘complete mess’ while taking zero responsibility for ordering the destruction. It’s the same con every time: install a wrecking ball, then act shocked…
The anti-vax crusader claims peptide restrictions were “illegal”—except the FDA officials who actually wrote them say he’s lying about their work. Nothing says “drain the swamp” like using executive power to override safety rules for an unregulated supplement industry. Follow the grift. Source: https://www.propublica.org/article/peptide-safety-fda-compounding-pharmacies