Former FDA chief accuses Trump aides of yielding to industry

Former FDA chief Marty Makary accused White House and Health and Human Services aides of caving to industry, according to MedPage Today, which cited Politico. Politico’s headline, as reproduced by MedPage Today, described the accusation as aides “bowing to industry.” Politico said Makary made the accusation during his brief tenure. MedPage Today said the criticism came just days after former advisor Calley Means made a similar accusation.

Makary said, “every time I saw government corruption, I rejected it,” adding that voters did the same last week, MedPage Today reported. Politico’s snippet also said Makary had rejected corruption during his brief tenure. The reports do not name the aides he accused or provide further details about the alleged industry influence.