<p>Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is leaving the Trump administration, according to three people familiar with the situation, after President Donald Trump signed off on a <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F08%2Fhealth%2Fmakary-fda-commissioner">plan to fire him</a> last week.</p>
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'He was having some difficulty': Trump reacts to resignation of his FDA chief

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is leaving the Trump administration, according to three people familiar with the situation, after President Donald Trump signed off on a plan to fire him last week.

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<p>Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is leaving the Trump administration, according to three people familiar with the situation, after President Donald Trump signed off on a <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F08%2Fhealth%2Fmakary-fda-commissioner">plan to fire him</a> last week.</p>
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