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May 9, 2026

Trump Administration Reportedly Plans to Fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is reportedly facing ouster from the Trump administration, which would create another high-profile vacancy atop the Department of Health and Human Services under RFK Jr.

May 9, 2026·1 source

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Top claims

▪Marty Makary angered the anti-abortion community and some Republican lawmakers by slow-walking a safety study on the abortion pill mifepristone
▪Marty Makary's FDA tenure was marked by controversy over political pressure impeding the FDA's scientific process
▪The Trump administration pushed out two top HHS officials three months before May 2026 in a bid to mitigate dysfunction in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s department

People involved

Donald Trump Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Drug Approval and Clinical Trials1 FBI leadership1 Government and Regulatory Policy1 Trump administration1 U.S. healthcare policy1

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