(FILES) (L/R) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary speaks alongside US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 7, 2026. President Donald Trump said on May 12, 2026, his US Food and Drug Administration chief, Marty Makary, is leaving his post, a departure that follows weeks of political tumult at the powerful agency. During his tenure atop the sprawling body responsible for overseeing vaccines, medicine and food, Makary managed to upset figures across industry, politics and public health over a range of issues, and most recently faced pressure from the Republican president to sign off on fruit-flavored vapes. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)