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NIH director says Trump, Republicans pressured him to back unproven COVID-19 remedies
The Hill ^ | 12/20/2021 | Joseph Choi

Posted on 12/20/2021 7:07:56 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

On his last day as director of the National Institute of Health (NIH), Francis Collins spoke on how former President Trump pressured him to endorse unproven medical treatments for COVID-19, such as "hydroxychloroquine and blood plasma."

Speaking with "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent Rita Braver, Collins said, "I have done everything I can to stay out of any kind of political, partisan debates, because it really is not a place where medical research belongs."

However, Collins said he often had to face off against Trump for his refusal to recommend medical treatments for COVID-19 that had not been shown to improve illnesses.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: covid; franciscollins; nih; republicans; trump
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I am not taking your word for it scum bag.
1 posted on 12/20/2021 7:07:56 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Trump was doing the right thing Drugs and a possible Vaccine


2 posted on 12/20/2021 7:09:54 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He knows what’s coming and trying to cover his sorry azz by laying blame on Trump. Typical commie lib....


3 posted on 12/20/2021 7:11:11 AM PST by lgjhn23 (Pray for America....)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What about unproven ‘vaccines’?


4 posted on 12/20/2021 7:11:39 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: lgjhn23

Exactly.


5 posted on 12/20/2021 7:11:45 AM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Collins strikes me as the perfect government bureaucrat, untrustworthy and incompetent.
6 posted on 12/20/2021 7:11:48 AM PST by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: butlerweave

re: “On his last day as director of the National Institute of Health (NIH), Francis Collins spoke on how former President Trump pressured him to endorse unproven medical treatments for COVID-19, such as “hydroxychloroquine and blood plasma.” “

LIARS, ALL.

Here’s what Dr Peter McCullough had to say on this WHOLE subject a little while back: (on The Joe Rogan Experience #1747):

https://rumble.com/vqx8ma-dr-peter-mccullough-with-joe-rogan-the-joe-rogan-experience-1747.html


7 posted on 12/20/2021 7:12:00 AM PST by _Jim (Save babies)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

And as a result of his efforts, we have 700,000 dead.

Be proud of yourself.


8 posted on 12/20/2021 7:12:04 AM PST by Not_Who_U_Think
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To: ChicagoConservative27

We all notice the absolute government/pharma hostility to any therapies for coronavirus. The only plan is vaccine, stay at home until you are sick enough for intensive care. Then you get a vent and remdesivir as they squeeze all the cash possible out of you then let you die.

Damned liar. And how tragic, your boss actually wanted you to perform.


9 posted on 12/20/2021 7:12:16 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I would expect those who tried to outlaw effective Covid therapeutics in favor of Big Pharma’s highly profitable “vaccines” would see it this way.


10 posted on 12/20/2021 7:13:01 AM PST by skeeter
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is this the same guy who wanted to discredit the GBD?
His credibility tank is plum empty.


11 posted on 12/20/2021 7:13:03 AM PST by No Party Affiliation
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To: ChicagoConservative27
As well they should have!

The cheap effective therapeutics are hated by those profiting from Big Pharma and all of the power and control derived from garbage "vaccines".

12 posted on 12/20/2021 7:13:22 AM PST by G Larry (The "Racism" charge is code for "No Intelligent Argument")
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To: lgjhn23

Covering his ass. Typical swamp creature.


13 posted on 12/20/2021 7:13:59 AM PST by abbastanza
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So Trump was doing the right thing


14 posted on 12/20/2021 7:14:06 AM PST by wiseprince (Me,)
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To: ComputerGuy

We don’t have any.

We have several that are proven deadly and failures in their claimed purpose.


15 posted on 12/20/2021 7:14:45 AM PST by cableguymn
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To: butlerweave

Height of hypocrisy to downplay “unproven” treatments at same time as pushing (for profit) emergency fake vax.

But, that is nothing new from someone claiming to stay out of politics whilst corrupting everything they touch with their political agenda.

Just look at the logic. Parallel treatments, even if tentative, are absolutely necessary for critical patients if it is too late for a real vaccine, much less a fake vax.

But, no, can’t do that since the emergence of an authentic treatment invalidates every emergency vax. Makes it illegal. Can’t have that. That would stop the bribes to medicos on the take.


16 posted on 12/20/2021 7:15:17 AM PST by bobbo666 (Baizuo, WuhanFlu)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The “...unproven COVID-19 remedies” touted in the headline are NOT referring to the present “vaccines”

just sayin’


17 posted on 12/20/2021 7:15:36 AM PST by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then swe defeated the Soviets........Now, we are them.)
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To: DesertRhino

You can only use an experimental medicine if there is no other alternative available. So, they made damn sure that no other alternatives were acceptable.

Because they really, really needed to jab us all.

And although money is a factor, I think the reality is a lot more evil than money. I think they want a population crash.


18 posted on 12/20/2021 7:17:11 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Mass hypnosis of society. So many people are blind to the Truth which is in front of them.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27; All

Thanks for trying Mr. President. He needed some allies in the end.


19 posted on 12/20/2021 7:17:27 AM PST by wiseprince (Me,)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I wouldn’t believe Mr. Green Jeans Guitar idiot if they waterboarded him with a 600 thread count cotton mask and 20 gallons of water, frankly. He plays his little guitar and his stupid song like it’s all just some kind of adventure...


20 posted on 12/20/2021 7:18:28 AM PST by Gaffer
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