Chris Murphy: “America is weaker. Iran is stronger.”

The people, whether they're Republicans, independents, or Democrats, are telling us loudly and unequivocally, end this war.

That is not a coincidence, right? That is the definition of political interference in FDA decision making.

I mean, that's an extraordinary story: an $8 million donation; two days later, a meeting of those donors with the president; an immediate phone call to the FDA to change the rules; four days later, the rules are changed; and four days…

So long as these advisory boards, which are authorized by Congress, are attacked, eliminated, and restricted from meeting, you are not going to rebound the public's support for independent FDA decision making.