Anonymous ID: b519b1 April 5, 2020, 7:44 p.m. No.8699638   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9746 >>9855 >>0012 >>0134 >>0186

>>8699550

Axios Article:

1 big thing: Scoop โ€” Inside the epic White House fight over a virus drug

 

The White House coronavirus task force had its biggest fight yet on Saturday, pitting economic adviser Peter Navarro against infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci. At issue: How enthusiastically should the White House tout the prospects of an antimalarial drug to fight COVID-19?

 

This drama erupted into an epic Situation Room showdown.

Behind the scenes: Trump's coronavirus task force gathered in the White House Situation Room on Saturday at about 1:30pm, according to four sources familiar with the conversation. Vice President Mike Pence sat at the head of the table.

 

Numerous government officials were at the table, including Fauci, coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx, Jared Kushner, acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, and FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn.

Behind them sat staff, including Peter Navarro, tapped by Trump to compel private companies to meet the government's coronavirus needs under the Defense Production Act.

Toward the end of the meeting, Hahn began a discussion of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which Trump believes could be a "game-changer" against the coronavirus.

 

Hahn gave an update about the drug and what he was seeing in different trials and real-world results.

Then Navarro got up. He brought over a stack of folders and dropped them on the table. People started passing them around.

"And the first words out of his mouth are that the studies that he's seen, I believe they're mostly overseas, show 'clear therapeutic efficacy,'" said a source familiar with the conversation. "Those are the exact words out of his mouth."

Navarro's comments set off a heated exchange about how the Trump administration and the president ought to talk about the malaria drug, which Fauci and other public health officials stress is unproven to combat COVID-19.

 

Fauci pushed back against Navarro, saying that there was only anecdotal evidence that hydroxychloroquine works against the coronavirus.

Researchers have said studies out of France and China are inadequate because they did not include control groups.

Fauci and others have said much more data is needed to prove that hydroxychloroquine is effective against the coronavirus.

As part of his role, Navarro has been trying to source hydroxychloroquine from around the world. He's also been trying to ensure that there are enough domestic production capabilities inside the U.S.

Fauci's mention of anecdotal evidence "just set Peter off," said one of the sources. Navarro pointed to the pile of folders on the desk, which included printouts of studies on hydroxychloroquine from around the world.

 

Navarro said to Fauci, "That's science, not anecdote," said another of the sources.

Navarro started raising his voice, and at one point accused Fauci of objecting to Trump's travel restrictions, saying, "You were the one who early on objected to the travel restrictions with China," saying that travel restrictions don't work. (Navarro was one of the earliest to push the China travel ban.)

 

Fauci looked confused, according to a source in the room. After Trump imposed the travel restrictions, Fauci has publicly praised the president's restriction on travel from China.

Pence was trying to moderate the heated discussion. "It was pretty clear that everyone was just trying to get Peter to sit down and stop being so confrontational," said one of the sources.

Eventually, Kushner turned to Navarro and said, "Peter, take yes for an answer," because most everyone agreed, by that time, it was important to surge the supply of the drug to hot zones.

The principals agreed that the administration's public stance should be that the decision to use the drug is between doctors and patients.

Trump ended up announcing at his press conference that he had 29 million doses of hydroxychloroquine in the Strategic National Stockpile.

 

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Anonymous ID: b519b1 April 5, 2020, 7:52 p.m. No.8699713   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9798

>>8699695

>Whole reason for that was due to software, which when it is left out works fine, so really I could stick it on the end or not at all and things would be ok

What? No idea what you just tried to say but regardless just format the bread titles like you see every other bread title formatted. It fucks with scripts.

Anonymous ID: b519b1 April 5, 2020, 7:57 p.m. No.8699768   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9773 >>9936 >>0028

>>8699746

Trump does say he loves people to argue so they arrive at the best decision with each side passionately arguing for their case.

It's interesting how much the left keeps downplaying A POSSIBLE FUCKING CURE. They don't even admit it's possibly a great thing for the outbreak.

Anonymous ID: b519b1 April 5, 2020, 8:26 p.m. No.8700079   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>0134

>>8700044

>a few anons calmly and nicely tell you what was done wrong

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>Whole reason for that was due to software, which when it is left out works fine, so really I could stick it on the end or not at all and things would be ok.. I will put it after every word! kek

>SHILL SQUAD OUT IN FORCE I am not editing shit. I am going to focus on the task at hand. You fuckers totally derailed me for a moment.. Hallmonitor fag that comes up with something to bitch every GODDAMN bread can fuck RIGHT OFF.

>FUCK OFF. Kys. I'm leaving it out just for you. If you are apart of shill team 6, you picked a fucked up time to bitch. Either wayโ€ฆKys 16 posts and nearly all has been to try to derail me.

>GET OFF ME. A hiccup and you swoop in for blood, go neck yourself.

Ok, thanks baker kek.