AXIOS: Inside the epic White House blowup over “game-changer” hydroxychloroquine
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.
Hydroxychloroquine has become a polarizing issue, even inside the White House. And according to Jonathan Swan, “economic adviser Peter Navarro got into a heated dispute with infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci over the efficacy of the antimalarial drug.”
This is a really chilling moment from a science standpoint, with Trump having just pushed an unproven #covid treatment and Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the US, getting muzzled on live TV. Was clear Trump didn’t want to be contradicted. https://t.co/yA4r25nhWP
— Andrew Freedman (@afreedma) April 6, 2020
