White House Prepares to Fire the FDA Commissioner.

Per Rachel Bade, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is the next senior official on the way out as Trump finishes his pre-midterm housecleaning. Makary is a Trump appointee. The criterion isn't competence or even ideology — it's personal loyalty under stress. Cabinet-level government has been replaced with a permanent audition for the principal's approval, and the agencies that protect public health are not exempt.