Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary is resigning from his position Tuesday, a White House official told Fox News Digital.
The official said that Makary's resignation has to do with "process at the FDA" and not a specific issue, and said there is "no bad blood" between President Donald Trump and the outgoing commissioner. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed for Makary's resignation, according to the White House official.
Kyle Diamantis, FDA deputy commissioner for Food, will serve as acting commissioner, Fox News Digital learned.
A White House spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Diamantis, who is also an attorney, has a past with litigating abortion-related cases — a hot topic surrounding Makary’s resignation.
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