Trump Says He Won't Replace FDA Commissioner Makary After Exit Reports
President Donald Trump said he won't replace Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, the clearest sign yet that Makary will remain in the post after mixed signals from the White House. The statement contradicts earlier reports that Trump planned to fire the FDA chief.
The reversal follows a stretch of uncertainty around the agency's leadership. Earlier reports had said Makary was headed out after clashes over policy and personnel, and Trump had initially said he knew nothing about those accounts while the White House considered an acting replacement.
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@wsjThe doctor, a MAHA advocate, has had a tumultuous tenure that has included clashes over vaping, abortion and vaccine policy.
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@ericldaugh🚨 REPORTER: What's going on with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary? PRESIDENT TRUMP: Nothing much. REPORTER: Are you gonna fire him? TRUMP: I've been reading about it, but I know nothing about it!
@jenniferjjacobs"I’ve been reading about it, but I know nothing about it," Trump said of FDA's Marty Makary in south lawn gaggle
@hqnewsnowTrump claims he "knows nothing" about reports that he's about to fire his FDA Administrator
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@openoutcrierRT @WallStSai: $XBI President Trump dismissed reports that FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is going to be fired: "I’ve been reading about it,…
@zerohedgeTrump Says He's Not Replacing FDA Chief Makary
@reuters🔊 Mixed signals from the White House over the fate of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: The Wall Street Journal reported Trump planned to fire him, but Trump told reporters he won't. Hear the latest on today's episode of Reuters World News htt
@gatewaypunditTrump Responds to Reports He Signed Off on Plan to Fire FDA Commissioner (VIDEO) READ: