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We’ve complained a great deal about RFK Jr.’s stint running HHS and its effects on the health of Americans in the short and long term because, well, there’s a lot to complain abou…

Kyle Diamantas, a hunting buddy of Donald Trump Jr., has been tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration on an acting basis.

His departure won't solve the organizational upheaval and political jockeying that marked much of his tenure.

From Time RSS Feed: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns, Ending a Controversial Tenure at the Agency

From Ars Technica: FDA chief resigns after Trump admin forced approval of fruity e-cigs

Men’s Health spent nearly an hour with the then-FDA commissioner to discuss his controversial tenure at the agency. Five days later, he resigned.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned his position, stepping aside amid a swirl of reports that his tenure was coming to an end.

Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.

President Trump announced that Kyle Diamantas, the agency’s top food regulator, would be the acting-FDA commissioner.

Kyle Diamantas, the current deputy commissioner of food at the FDA, will take over for the time being.

Makary's tenure was marked by internal dysfunction at the FDA, leadership turmoil and mounting backlash from drugmakers and physicians on regulatory decisions.

Kyle Diamantas, a top official at the agency, will reportedly replace Makary and serve as acting FDA commissioner

From Nypost RSS Feed: Marty Makary resigns as FDA commissioner after Trump vape criticism

From Seattletimes RSS Feed: Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups

The stable part of President Trump's health bureaucracy has turned into a soap opera.

From The Guardian: ‘The FDA is a complete mess’: Trump makes fate of agency chief unclear as public trust plummits

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has faced criticism over his leadership of the agency that oversees vaccine and drug approvals.

Makary was an ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make American Healthy Again supporters, voicing the skepticism of the pharmaceutical industry and authorizing natural food dyes.