Vinay Prasad was fired from his position by Susie Wiles.
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
The claim that Susie Wiles fired Vinay Prasad is contradicted by the sources: Trump forced Prasad out of the FDA in late July 2025 after pressure from Loomer and Sarepta, and Wiles later intervened to get him reinstated rather than removing him. The extraction faithfully reflects the post's wording, so the verdict grades the claim as made.
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… I believe that, and I think there's an opportunity to do it. So what else are you gonna do? Um, there was one interesting thing on the COVID. Um, I actually thought Vanei Prasad, who got pushed out by Susie, um, who's a hero and, uh, you know, leading the vaccine stuff, and, uh, Marty, I thought they had a really elegant solution for the um the COVID vaccine, where, when they reapproved Pfizer's, uh, model, they require that they do a test, like they haven't …
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Contradicts. Politico reported that Trump forced Prasad out of his FDA job, and that Wiles was behind Trump's later decision to rehire him, which is the opposite of Wiles firing him.[1]
Contradicts. Multiple outlets, including Pharmalittle, Daily Beast and Knowledia, say Prasad was pushed out by President Trump in July 2025, with Wiles credited with saving his job afterward.[2][3][4]
Context. Coverage from August 2025 describes Prasad's ouster as following a campaign by Laura Loomer and Sarepta Therapeutics, and notes that Wiles's intervention led to his return to the FDA.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1Wiles intervened to save RFK Jr.'s top vaccine aidepolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 2Pharmalittle: We're reading about Trump and tariffs, a new pharma lobbying group, and much morestatnews.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Laura Loomer's Campaign Against Prasad and His Past Criticism of Trump's MAGA Movementnews.knowledia.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Trump's 'Ice Maiden' Shows Laura Loomer Who's in Chargethedailybeast.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Another Trump administration figure who met Laura Loomer's ire is out. A look at her influencestalbertgazette.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6RFK Jr Aide's Rehiring: The White House Faces New Tensionsnewsfinale.com · not rated · cited for: context
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