Martin Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), during a news conference at the US Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary defended himself in a CNBC interview aired Tuesday after months of pressure over recent drug rejections .  The relentless heat reached a new fever pitch this week with a report from Bloomberg News detailing "paranoia, turmoil and backlash" at the agency under Makary's tenure. An opinion piece from The Wall Street Journal asked if any administration official has created more headaches for President Donald Trump than Makary.…