Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2020
Stephen Hahn MD, FDA chief, is caught between scientists and the President
10 August 2020 - Many medical experts - including members of his own staff - worry about whether Dr Hahn has the fortitude and political savvy to protect the scientific integrity of the FDA from Mr Trump.
As the coronavirus surged across the Sunbelt, President Trump told a crowd gathered at the White House on July 4 that 99 percent of virus cases are “totally harmless.”
The next morning on CNN, the host Dana Bash asked Dr. Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and one of the nation’s most powerful health officials: “Is the President wrong?”
