Makary Plans to Resign as FDA Commissioner

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary plans to resign from his post Tuesday after widespread reports that he would be fired, Politico reported.

Kyle Diamantas, FDA deputy commissioner for food, will reportedly serve as acting commissioner.

The Wall Street Journal had reported that President Donald Trump was frustrated with Makary’s reluctance to approve the sale of  fruit- and menthol-flavored vaping products. Makary was also at odds with the pro-life movement over allegations he was slow walking the safety review of the abortion pill.

A surgeon and researcher, Makary rose to public prominence as a critic of COVID-19 vaccine mandates under former President Joe Biden’s administration. The Senate later confirmed his nomination as commissioner in March 2025.

Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a strong advocate for safeguards on the abortion pill, celebrated Makary’s exit as an “opportunity for the FDA to reset.”

“This is welcome news. Dr. Makary was uniquely destructive to the pro-life movement,” he said. ‘He attempted to place pro-abortion lawyers in key positions.”

“He slow walked a vitally necessary review of the abortion drug mifepristone,” he added. “He used his discretion to approve a new abortion drug when the data shows it sends 1 in 10 women to the emergency room. He froze out pro-life leaders and repeatedly stonewalled Congress.”

This story is developing and will be updated.