Posted on 02/21/2021 5:58:53 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Joe Biden’s Covid advisor made more than $2 million advising corporations on coronavirus safety measures during the pandemic.
Dr Vivek Murthy, who advised Mr Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign is now the White House nominee for surgeon general, was paid large fees to consult for Carnival Corporation’s cruise lines, Airbnb and other companies, according to the Washington Post.
He also picked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees, according to ethics documents filed earlier this month.
“We didn’t have a full window into how enmeshed he was in the selling-advice process,” Jeff Hauser, of the Revolving Door Project, which scrutinises executive branch appointees, told the newspaper.
Dr Murthy’s Senate appointment hearing is set to take place in Washington DC on Thursday.
He went through the process as Barack Obama’s nominee and was fired by Donald Trump during the previous administration.
His financial disclosures state that Dr Murthy earned at least $2.6 million in consulting fees and engagements since January 2020, and advised four companies that focus on health services and products.
Carnival Corporation paid his $400,000 during the outbreak, while Airbnb paid him $410,000 in cash and gave him stock now worth more than $400,000.
He also received $292,500 to advise cosmetics giant Estée Lauder on mental health practices during the pandemic.
Netflix paid him more than $600,000 to advise them on whether it was safe for their TV and movie productions to resume.
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Wait just a few years and the numbers will come out on how much people like Fauci made from all this.
My guess the amount will be truly staggering.
Make it while you can and when the opportunity arises.
Private companies paying for professional advice. A democrat capitalist. What's the problem?
Dr. Murky. Whata face.
I believe Fauci was also paid for his extra curricular “seminars” etc..
One wonders what they got for their money since the cruise industry is still in mothballs. Sure doesn’t sound like “advice.”
I was just thinking about that this morning ... wondering how much Fauci has raked in on this and on his interests in the vaccine producers.
Ordinarily, not a problem. But he's nominated for a public service role (at a big pay cut) in an iron-fisted Marxist administration, with a GOP establishment who would rather bash Trump than properly vet nominees and/or conduct aggressive oversight.
livius wrote: “I was just thinking about that this morning ... wondering how much Fauci has raked in on this and on his interests in the vaccine producers.”
Instead of just thinking about this: Try googling “Fauci investments in vaccine companies”. The answer is not much at all. Mostly fake news.
As with everything, follow the money.
From Gates to Fauci to this guy to everyone in congress.
Totally altruistic actions for the betterment of mankind. Move along.
No, it’s not fake news. He’s been doing “consulting” on the side, which IIRC made him over $1 million last year, and also had investments in some of the vaccine developers although I think through third parties. His agency also made a lot of money from his connections. This has been amply documented.
With a politician...which is what he is, since he’s never practiced as a doctor and doesn’t do research but simply is the head of a federal bureaucracy that hands out money...always follow the money.
Did you do the search I suggested?
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