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Trump Names COVID-19 Mandate Critic Marty Makary to Lead FDA

Makary, an outspoken critic of COVID-19 mandates, is a Johns Hopkins University professor and surgeon.
Trump Names COVID-19 Mandate Critic Marty Makary to Lead FDA
Dr. Marty Makary speaks during a screening of the HBO documentary film 'Bleed Out' in New York on Dec. 12, 2018. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Makary to lead the FDA. Noam Galai/Getty Images for HBO
Nathan Worcester
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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

“FDA has lost the trust of Americans, and has lost sight of its primary goal as a regulator,” Trump wrote in an announcement on the nomination. He noted that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., his selection to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), would coordinate with Makary. The FDA sits within the HHS.

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