A top Trump administration public health official alleged Tuesday that he was demoted after raising concerns about widely distributing a drug that President Donald Trump touted as a potential “game changer” against COVID-19.
Bright’s lengthy allegation discussed more than just his concerns over hydroxychloroquine, and details a long-simmering tension with higher-ups at the Department of Health and Human Services — specifically Dr. Robert Kadlec, HHS’ assistant secretary for preparedness and response — over the administration’s failure to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic. Bright alleged that he pressed Azar and Kadlec in late January to better fund efforts to prepare for the pandemic, but that his comments “were met with skepticism and were clearly not welcome.”
Bright also singled out John Clerici, a pharmaceutical industry consultant with a connection to Kadlec. Among other things, Bright alleged that Clerici and staff in Kadlec’s office pressured him to extend a contract to a client of Clerici’s. The company’s CEO was “friends with Jared [Kushner],” Bright alleged that Clerici told him.
It’s a pity that accounts.google.com refuses to connect without a login.
“Mr. President, are you going to fire another Inspector General?”
We do indeed know what Trump will do. There will be a blast radius around this whistleblower that will take out any scrupulous actors who helped bring it to light. And the Senate will not do a thing, save Susan Collins’ “concern”.
When added to the current tumult, this will hurt Trump. The case counts, death counts and illogic in opening up a death-economy will be a suitable backdrop for this whistleblower.
And the meat shortages! My God, the meat!
Sorry to say, this will impact many more than anything else.
Trumpism: an abject disrespect for human life and the ability to augment that disrespect in others.
A link to the statement is provided in the TPM blog post.
Sorry. 404 Error Page.
I know. Strange, because clicking on the link in the article works.
It’s likely due to requiring the necessary cookies. You’ve probably got them and I likely don’t.
Try this, via NPR:
https://apps.npr.org/documents/document.html?id=6882560-Rick-Bright-Whistleblower-Complaint
Well, what the hell did he expect crashing the marketability of the yuge hydroxychloroquine stockpile amassed by the Trump Crime Family?
Danny, you are awesome! I couldn’t like this enough! Thanks!
At least when I eat real meat, it’s about 2oz a day. Usually I don’t eat any though. Faux beef and chicken here, since I don’t shop for us anymore. I’ve learned to like it.
That is, unless I get an increasingly rare impulse to be a carnivore again. It happens about once every two months or so. Then it’s a thick pan seared rib-eye.
I know, I’m weak.
That works!
It’s good to listen to what your body is telling you, though. There isn’t just one ‘way’ for everyone.
You lost me at faux beef. But you got me back with thick pan seared rib-eye.
wipes drool from chin…
This whole mess of incompetence and criminality needs to be hung around the neck of every Rethuglican running for office, especially the Senate, as well as Conman Donnie. America will not survive another fours years of Trump and Rethuglican control.