Marty Makary to resign as FDA commissioner after just one year
Key takeaways
- Politico Pro was first to report on Tuesday that Makary is resigning from his role, set to be replaced by Kyle Diamantas, who will serve as acting director.
- Speaking to reporters on Tuesday ahead of his trip to China, Trump declined to say whether he asked Makary to resign or whether he in fact fired him.
- Well, I don t want to say, but Marty s a great guy, he s a friend of mine, he s a wonderful man and he s going to be off.
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Politico Pro was first to report on Tuesday that Makary is resigning from his role, set to be replaced by Kyle Diamantas, who will serve as acting director. A source familiar with the development told Endpoints News that Makary plans to announce his decision later this afternoon.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday ahead of his trip to China, Trump declined to say whether he asked Makary to resign or whether he in fact fired him.
Well, I don t want to say, but Marty s a great guy, he s a friend of mine, he s a wonderful man and he s going to be off. And the assistant, the deputy, is taking over temporarily until we find — everybody wants that job. It s a very important job, said Trump.