Dr. Zeke Emanuel: CDC Is ‘Being Squelched By Political Considerations’ | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC

Dr. Zeke Emanuel joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss President Trump's comments that young people are immune to the virus, saying that "every time the president tries to behave like a doctor, he puts his foot in his mouth and makes a mistake." He also says that the CDC's reversal on airborne transmission shows that people at the agency are "being squelched by political considerations." Aired on 9/22/2020.
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Dr. Zeke Emanuel: CDC Is 'Being Squelched By Political Considerations' | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC

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  1. For the first time ever, the prestigious journal “Scientific American” has endorsed a candidate for president: Joe Biden. It did so because, it says, “Donald Trump has badly damaged the U.S. and its people — because he rejects evidence and science.”

  2. If you want America to get back to functioning like normal, vote Biden.
    If you want Person Woman Man Camera….TV, vote t’rump.

    1. @Valerie Galvan Yeah, but you just really made a point? That kind of brilliance will really change minds! A economic shutdown like Dementia Joe wants could lead to the end of America as a prosperous world economy and super power! KAG

    2. Ro G Ro G. I totally agree. Trump is actively reducing the American population … Criminal Negligence! Putin is smiling …

  3. I feel sorry for all Americans in that they have Trump- cannot refer to him as a president- he didn’t earn the title- it’s like waking up and finding out that somebody crapped in your bed and your stuck with it for four years- hoping he’s gone in Nov. 3 his type of politics might be infectious worse than covid-19 and spread north and south of the borders

    1. Trump/Pence 2020!!🇺🇸🇺🇸 things will get back to normal once people stop being so scared of the wu-flu and all those stupid protest and bLm crap fade away

  4. NEVER FORGET…that it didn’t have to be this way.
    Trump’s presidency has been far worse than the tragedy of 9/11. 200 thousand American lives lost equates to about 66 9/11s.

    And the worst part of It all, is that it was preventable, not just in hindsight, but in foresight as well.

    Trump said that COVID-19  “came out of nowhere” and “blindsided the world.”  His comments left scientists, doctors, and national security experts in a state of disbelief. Experts had been warning about the next pandemic for years and criticized Trump’s decision in 2018 to dismantle a National Security Council directorate at the White House, that was created by President Obama, and was charged with preparing for WHEN, NOT if, another pandemic would hit the nation.

    Trump spent “two months of completely ignoring every bit of scientific advice,” Dr. Ashish Jha, the director of the Harvard Global Health Institute stated in mid-March. “We’ve wasted two months. And this is not a disease where you’re allowed to waste two months.”

    We owe it to the more than 200 thousand American souls that are no longer with us, to remove Trump from office.

    1. And yet he’s still in office. The face of our GOP leaders, “The Party of Lincoln, Family Values, and Christian Morals,” was all just a lie. They never cared about the people they serve.

  5. Last week the CDC moved into the 21st century. This week they’re back in the dark ages. What is wrong with taking a look at the scientific findings world wide? It’s seems to be politics.

  6. On his show on May 19, Howard Stern asked the same question I’ve been asking myself since the 2016 campaign. Howard Stern, who has personally known Trunp for decades, questioned why people would vote for Trump, when in reality, Trump is disgusted by his biggest supporters. According to Stern, like himself, Trump isn’t cut out for running a government, and the Trump supporters are to blame for the country’s troubles. Stern went on to say that Trump would be “disgusted” by the MAGA crew..

    Howard Stern: “The oddity in all of this is the people Trump despises most, love him the most,” Stern said. “The people who are voting for Trump for the most part… he wouldn’t even let them in a f—ing hotel. He’d be disgusted by them. Go to Mar-a-Lago, see if there’s any people who look like you. I’m talking to you in the audience – the Trump voter who, you know, idolizes the guy. He despises you.”

    “I don’t hate Donald,” he continued. “I hate you for voting for him, for not having intelligence. For not being able to see what’s going on with the coronavirus, for not being able to see what the Justice Department is doing. I hate you, I don’t want you here.”

    This is why Trump continues to lie to the American people, and especially his supporters at rallies. He couldn’t care less about their wellbeing or their lives.

    Trump: “Maybe this Covid thing is a good thing. I don’t have to shake hands with these disgusting people.”

    In case any of you Trump supporters are confused, Trump was talking about YOU.

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