Pres. Donald Trump reverts to pushing an unproven treatment against the advice of top health experts and the Food and Drug Administration.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos in an interview on"Good Morning America" Tuesday that he stood by the FDA's position and that the overwhelming prevailing clinical trials have indicated that"it is not effective."
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, center, speaks during a news conference with members of the Coronavirus task force in Washington, June 26, 2020.The president has also defended the doctor who makes unsubstantiated claims about the drug in the video he retweeted, telling reporters on Wednesday morning he was"very impressed by her" and that she is part of a group of doctors who"swear by it" and"think it's great.
"I know nothing about her, have never seen her before, but certainly you can put her up and let her have the voice, so what they did is they took down her voice," he said outside the White House Wednesday."Now, they seem to never take down the other side, they only take down conservative voices."Some Trump aides had been encouraged by the president's switch to a more somber tone and promotion of mask wearing, but they were cautious about it lasting.
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