Posted on 12/29/2017 9:07:52 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
President Donald Trump fired the remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) Wednesday, reportedly informing them without explanation with a letter delivered by FedEx.
The mass dismissal of the advisers marked another nadir in the administrations dealing with the council. In June, six members resigned from PACHA writing in an open letter, published in Newsweek, saying the Trump White House was pushing for legislation that would harm people living with HIV.
Scott A. Schoettes, a Chicago-based HIV/AIDS activist and one of the members of the advisory panel who resigned over the summer, tweeted yesterday that the remaining council members had been fired for calling President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence dangerous.
Remaining #HIV/AIDS council members booted by @realDonaldTrump. No respect for their service, Schoettes wrote on the social media site. Dangerous that #Trump and Co. (Pence esp.) are eliminating few remaining people willing to push back against harmful policies, like abstinence-only sex ed, he added.
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This is one of Trumps best moves!
The Aids scam is satanic.
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What a heart wrenching story, and, no, you did not cross any line as far as I’m concerned. Sometimes it is good for us to hear what others have gone through - and it’s just as therapeutic for the person sharing.
God bless you, and one day I trust you and Susan will smile at each other again.
I stand corrected! Haha!
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