Dr. Vinay Prasad, the embattled top official at the Food and Drug Administration overseeing vaccines and biologics, has officially resigned from the agency following mounting pressure from conservatives, Trump allies, and a high-profile exposé led by activist Laura Loomer.
Prasad had held three powerful roles at the FDA — Chief Medical Officer, Chief Scientific Officer, and Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) — before stepping down quietly on Tuesday.
Loomer Campaign: “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing at the FDA”
For weeks, Laura Loomer publicly accused Prasad of being a radical left-wing ideologue embedded deep in the Trump administration’s FDA. In a viral campaign, Loomer posted evidence of Prasad’s anti-Trump rhetoric, support for Bernie Sanders, and a policy record that stood in direct opposition to President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda.
“This is no mere bureaucratic misstep,” Loomer warned. “It’s a catastrophic vetting failure that threatens to derail the America First healthcare revolution.”
Prasad’s Political History: Openly Anti-Trump
Investigations revealed that Prasad had:
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Donated to Bernie Sanders in 2016