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yellowcanine

(36,795 posts)
Sat Aug 22, 2020, 08:06 PM Aug 2020

Trump pressuring FDA to develop vaccine before the election.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/trump-puts-pressure-on-authorities-to-develop-vaccine-before-election/

US President Donald Trump put pressure on the authorities to develop and approve a vaccine for the novel coronavirus in a tweet on Saturday.”The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics. Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd. Must focus on speed, and saving lives!” Trump tweeted.The tweet was directed at Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Pretty soon he will be demanding that the FDA cooperate with Putin to test his dodgy vaccine on Americans.
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Trump pressuring FDA to develop vaccine before the election. (Original Post) yellowcanine Aug 2020 OP
It doesn't matter what they do Jarqui Aug 2020 #1
Or demand everyone buy pillow guy's 'cure'. louis-t Aug 2020 #2
That will be his October surprise. lpbk2713 Aug 2020 #3
Thing is, about half of his supporters would probably refuse to take a vaccine anyway. yellowcanine Aug 2020 #4
And half of if the country won't believe him Kamala4TheWin Aug 2020 #10
There are many vaccine candidates. LisaL Aug 2020 #8
He doesn't know his cult is full of anti-vaxers now? alphafemale Aug 2020 #5
he should be the first to get the vaccine. nt. Akacia Aug 2020 #6
What is to stop him from claiming he got it? LisaL Aug 2020 #7
yep, I guess you are right. I so hate the lying all the time. nt. Akacia Aug 2020 #9
Safety be damned. Full speed ahead! tanyev Aug 2020 #11
Wow Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #12

Jarqui

(10,909 posts)
1. It doesn't matter what they do
Sat Aug 22, 2020, 08:08 PM
Aug 2020

Trump will announce a vaccine just before the election regardless.

yellowcanine

(36,795 posts)
4. Thing is, about half of his supporters would probably refuse to take a vaccine anyway.
Sat Aug 22, 2020, 08:19 PM
Aug 2020

So it might backfire on him.

LisaL

(47,424 posts)
8. There are many vaccine candidates.
Sat Aug 22, 2020, 08:23 PM
Aug 2020

Absolutely no time to prove if they are safe and effective before the election.

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
5. He doesn't know his cult is full of anti-vaxers now?
Sat Aug 22, 2020, 08:19 PM
Aug 2020

Though if he told them to they would probably abandon this new tenet.

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