FDA Commissioner Makary to be fired, WSJ reports

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office (Francis Chung/Politico via AP Images) May 8, 2026 01:32 PM EDT PeopleFDA+ Break­ing: FDA Com­mis­sion­er Makary to be fired, WSJ re­ports Drew Armstrong Executive Editor Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump is plan­ning to fire FDA Com­mis­sion­er Mar­ty Makary, the Wall Street Jour­nal re­port­ed on Fri­day. The plans haven’t been fi­nal­ized and could … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a limited number of articles, plus choose newsletters to get straight to your inbox. SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER