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Apr 6 2020
03:53 pm
By: jbr
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday said he was qualified to engage and disagree with Dr. Anthony Fauci on the use of an anti-malarial drug as a coronavirus treatment -- which is not yet proven as effective -- saying, "I'm a social scientist."
"I have a Ph.D....
In Economics
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How often do smart, politically aggressive people, get in a position to make decisions about things of which they are not qualified? A lot.
Top Trump aide says Fauci's caution on possible coronavirus treatment warrants a 'second opinion'
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Lot of people with phds are
Lot of people with phds are prescribing it. But this guy Fauci is contradicting orange man (you think) so you've latched onto him.
It truly is a mental illness that some of you have worked yourselves into.
I noticed that the awful woman from Michigan went from threatening doctors over the situation to actually asking the feds for a greater supply.
it truly is a mental illness that some of you
You should read your opinions aloud to yourself before posting them and then decide who is mentally ill..