Trump pressures FDA head to approve flavored vapes, WSJ reports

President Trump over the weekend pressured Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary for not moving faster to approve flavored vapes and nicotine products, Liz Essley Whyte and Natalie Andrews of Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the discussions. Advisers told Trump hat Makary has blocked the president’s vaping agenda and described the commissioner as a problem for the administration, sources told the Journal. Publicly traded companies in the tobacco space include Altria Group (MO), British American Tobacco (BTI), Imperial Brands (IMBBY) and Philip Morris (PM).