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Trump rails against 'medical deep state' after Pfizer vaccine news comes after Election Day
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/11/trump-angry-about-pfizer-vaccine/President Trump is lashing out at the Food and Drug Administration following a disclosure Monday that an experimental coronavirus vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is more than 90 percent effective, convinced the timing six days after Election Day proves the medical deep state deliberately tried to sabotage his electoral prospects by delaying the results.
Shortly after Trump heard the news Monday, he demanded Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar get to the bottom of what happened with Pfizer, according to a senior White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the presidents actions.
A few hours later, the issue was front and center at a meeting of the White House coronavirus task force when FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn briefed members about the vaccine data.
The meeting agenda that day had been drafted so Hahn could walk members through the vaccine approval process, a senior administration official said. Hahn said the timing was the sole result of independent decisions made by Pfizer on collecting and reviewing the information, according to three senior administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal affairs.
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Trump rails against 'medical deep state' after Pfizer vaccine news comes after Election Day (Original Post)
ItsjustMe
Nov 2020
OP
He would have totally taken credit for this if it had come out before the election
Dream Girl
Nov 2020
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berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)1. Was wondering when reality would catch up to the satire on this
C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)2. Trump had nothing to do with it
Still he is enraged the world doesn't address him as 'sir' and thank him each morning for the rising sun.
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)3. He would have totally taken credit for this if it had come out before the election
TheRealNorth
(9,500 posts)4. Scientists don't like it when someone tries to take credit for their work
so it wouldn't surprise me that they might hold off on any announcement, especially when Al Gore did more for the internet then Trump did for the Pfizer vaccine.
Added:
Pfizer may have also feared that consumers wouldn't trust their vaccine if it was politicized right before the election.
dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)5. DEEEEEEEP STAAAAAATE!!!!1!1!!
He's a caricature of an Austin Powers villian. I am so incredibly thankful we fired his ass. I can't wait until he's gone from office.
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marmar
(77,091 posts)7. His mind is a very scary place.