{"id":93485,"date":"2026-05-08T20:22:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/trump-reportedly-plans-to-fire-fda-commissioner-makary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T20:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:22:56","slug":"trump-reportedly-plans-to-fire-fda-commissioner-makary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/trump-reportedly-plans-to-fire-fda-commissioner-makary\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump reportedly plans to fire FDA Commissioner Makary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Trump has reportedly signed off on a plan to dismiss Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary. It would be the latest high-profile departure to hit Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s health department.<\/p>\n<p>Makary has served in the role for a little over a year. His tenure was ambitious, filled with the announcements of dozens of new initiatives, including efforts to shorten drug review timelines, crack down on misleading ads, and pressure the food industry to remove chemical dyes.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, and Politico reported that the White House is planning to oust Makary. The plans could still change, the publications said.<\/p>\n<p>The White House and spokespeople for Makary and Kennedy didn\u2019t respond to messages seeking comment.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"alignleft wp-block-stat-article-recirc-single\">\n<div class=\"recirc-single-image\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2026\/05\/07\/fda-rebuilding-after-doge-former-regulators-speaking-out\/\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03708-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-article-main-medium-large size-article-main-medium-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 540px) and (max-width: 767px) 288px, (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) 257px, (min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1199px) 287px, (min-width: 1200px) 245px, 246px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03708-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03708-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03708-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC03708-1600x900.jpg 1600w\"\/>\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"recirc-single-heading\">\n<div class=\"stat-plus-icon\" data-tooltip=\"Subscriber-only\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/stat\/images\/home\/statplus.svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">STAT Plus: <\/span>What was lost at the FDA<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Makary was supposed to give an address at an annual FDA 5K race held on the White Oak, Md., campus on Friday, and to run with staff. But he was absent, two agency sources told STAT.<\/p>\n<p>Makary\u2019s tenure has also been tumultuous, marked by personnel drama, departures of longtime staff, and controversy over political pressure impeding the FDA\u2019s scientific process. His departure comes after months of reports suggesting he was on \u201cthin ice\u201d with his bosses in the Health and Human Services Department and the White House. Rumors of his potential firing have spread among industry leaders, lobbyists, and legislative staffers since at least late 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to several high-profile management fumbles, Makary repeatedly found himself facing political conundrums.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, according to the Wall Street Journal, he tried to block agency scientists from approving flavored vapes and then faced the ire of President Trump, who wanted him to approve them to appease young voters in the Make America Great Again movement. Makary has also angered the anti-abortion community and some Republican lawmakers by slow-walking a safety study on the abortion pill mifepristone.<\/p>\n<p>But his exit would mean that the Trump administration would need to fill yet another slot in Kennedy\u2019s health department, which has already been operating without a permanent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director as well as a surgeon general. As with those roles, the appointment of a permanent FDA commissioner requires Senate confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>It would also add to a slew of vacancies atop the FDA. Neither of the agency\u2019s main divisions that regulate the biopharma industry are led by permanent officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration last shook up HHS leadership just three months ago, pushing out two top officials in a bid to mitigate dysfunction in Kennedy\u2019s department and focus it on politically popular initiatives such as healthier food.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the intensifying rumors of his imminent departure, STAT asked Makary outside the Food and Drug Law Institute conference on Wednesday how long he plans to stay at the agency.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeeling good,\u201d he said, with a thumbs up.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump has reportedly signed off on a plan to dismiss Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary. It would be the latest high-profile departure to hit Robert F. 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