Jeremy Faust, MD, MS, MA FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, resigned on Tuesday . Agency employees learned of the news the same way we did: through the media. First, rumors of an impending ouster were leaked to the mainstream media via anonymous administration officials last week. During that trial balloon phase, President Trump said that Makary " was having some difficulty. " On Tuesday, Makary's departure was finally reported as a scoop by Politico .