An FDA Resignation & An M&A Outlook with Makan Delrahim 3/31/25

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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The FDA’s top vaccine official has resigned from the agency, citing what he called “misinformation and lies” from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about vaccinations. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses the official’s departure, the U.S. measles outbreak, and the importance of bolstering public trust in science and health systems. Former antitrust assistant attorney general Makan Delrahim discusses the future of M&A under the second Trump administration, and investors and business owners are bracing for President Trump’s tariffs set to take effect on April 3. Plus, President Trump has once again floated the idea for a third term, and the President has commuted Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson’s prison sentence. Makan Delrahim - 18:20 Dr. Scott Gottlieb - 29:53 In this episode: Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on Squawk Pot.
0:09.0	Deal making under Trump 2.0 is it full speed ahead with former antitrust assistant attorney general, Macon Delroheim.
0:17.0	No, the antitrust laws will still be enforced, and in fact will be enforced pretty vigorously.
0:23.6	And protecting our public health, the FDA's top vaccine official resigned, a measles
0:29.0	outbreak spreads, and former FDA head Scott Gottlieb says trust in vaccinations is key to our future.
0:36.1	We have to get this outbreak under control within the next 10 months or so to make sure
0:39.9	we don't lose our measles elimination status, which could have some profound impacts on
0:43.6	advisories related to travel to the United States.
0:47.4	Plus, a commuted sentence for Aussie media's Carlos Watson, automakers brace for tariffs
0:52.3	set to begin this week, and President Trump floats
0:55.5	the idea for a third term.
0:57.7	He's never going to do a third term.
0:59.4	He's never going to really do tariffs.
1:01.0	And here we are in this place where he's talking openly about both.
1:06.9	It's Monday, March 31st.
1:08.7	Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:14.0	Stand Becky by in three, two, one.
1:14.6	Cure, please.
1:17.4	Good morning, everybody.
1:20.0	Welcome to Squackbox right here on CNBC.
1:22.6	We're live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square.
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