FDA Commissioner Defends Embattled Deputy After Drug Rejections, Says He ‘Loves Trump’

A top Food and Drug Administration official is doing a good job, the agency’s commissioner said on Feb. 26 after new rejections of drug applications prompted fresh criticism of the official. Dr. Vinay Prasad, head of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, is being subjected to a smear campaign, Dr. Marty Makary, the FDA’s commissioner, said during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Vinay Prasad loves President Trump. He did support Bernie Sanders in the past. But he saw the incredible revolution with President Trump, and is an ardent supporter of President Trump,” Makary said when a host brought up how Prasad has in the past expressed support of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a socialist, and socialized medicine....