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They're firing the FDA chief over mango vapes

published · May 10, 4:07 PM · $0.06 total · published 49d ago
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The Trump administration reportedly wants to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary because he initially resisted approving flavored vaping products — menthol, mango, blueberry — before reversing after Trump upbraided him. The reason it mattered: advisers said flavored vapes are important to 'younger MAGA voters.' Button: the FDA's independence isn't being dismantled for ideology. It's being dismantled for mango vapes.

Named officials, specific flavors, specific political rationale cited in the reporting. The 'mango vapes' detail is Joe's whole post. Rounds out the hypocrisy pillar proportion.

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The Trump administration reportedly wants to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. Not because he rejected a cancer therapy. Not because he fumbled a public health crisis. Because he didn't approve menthol, mango, and blueberry vapes fast enough.

Here's what actually happened. Makary initially resisted approving flavored nicotine products from a Los Angeles manufacturer called Glas. Trump upbraided him for it. Advisers explained that flavored vapes matter to "younger MAGA voters." Makary reversed course and approved them. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, there's a plan to fire him anyway. The FDA. The agency that approves drugs for rare diseases, cancer treatments, vaccines. Its independence isn't being dismantled for some grand ideological project. It's being dismantled because mango is a key constituency.

And look — Makary's tenure was a mess. Rejected treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Rejected a melanoma therapy. Five different leaders at one division in under eighteen months. Real people waiting on real drugs got hurt by that chaos. But the thing that finally broke the White House's patience wasn't any of that. It was blueberry.

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the FDA is being gutted because a flavor profile tested well with younger voters. this is what regulatory capture looks like. #politics #healthcare #trump #publichealth

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