Brett McGurk served as special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL. As somebody who worked for Donald Trump, in addition to George W. Bush and Barack Obama, he knows what it’s like in the trenches.
Trump thinks nothing of touting unproven chemical cocktails as the cure for COVID-19.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine. The FDA has moved mountains – Thank You! Hopefully they will BOTH (H works better with A, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents)…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2020
On April 5, at his presser, Trump got into full pitch man mode. What do people have to lose? How about their lives? And you know he’s making this up, because the tell is, “a lot of people are saying.”
“What do you have to lose? And a lot of people are saying that when — and are taking it — if you’re a doctor, a nurse, a first responder, a medical person going into hospitals, they say taking it before the fact is good. But what do you have to lose? They say, ‘Take it.’ I’m not looking at it one way or the other, but we want to get out of this. If it does work, it would be a shame if we didn’t do it early. But we have some very good signs. So that’s hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.”
A panel of experts convened by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases recommends against doctors using a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for the treatment of COVID-19 patients because of potential toxicities.
“The combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin was associated with QTc prolongation in patients with COVID-19,” the panel said.
QTc prolongation increases the risk of sudden cardiac death.
“Sudden cardiac death” vs. “What have you got to lose?” The real question is, who do you want to listen to, the medical community or Dr. Trump? It’s no wonder that against this backdrop of sheer irresponsible lunacy that a former official who served in the Trump asylum for a time kicked in these words of experience.
Watching this clip of Dr. Birx, five of my own observations after serving in the Trump administration:
1. You can’t stay above crazy: On any issue, the crazy will catch up to you
2. There’s no policy: You’re always a Tweet away from all going sideways https://t.co/GmWvO5Pkzs
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) April 24, 2020
The crazy has now caught up to our public health institutions in the middle of a deadly pandemic. It’s hard to think of a worse case scenario.
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) April 24, 2020
That is a chilling bottom line. I have nothing to add.
….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2020 On April 5, at his presser, Trump got into full pitch man mode. What do people have to lose? How about their lives? And you know he’s making this up, because the tell is, “a lot of people are saying.” “What do you have to lose? And a lot of people are saying that when — and are taking it — if you’re a doctor, a nurse, a first responder, a medical person going into hospitals, they say taking it before the fact is good. But what do you have to lose? They say, ‘Take it.’ I’m not looking at it one way or the other, but we want to get out of this. If it does work, it would be a shame if we didn’t do it early. But we have some very good signs. So that’s hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.” NPR reports: A panel of experts convened by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases recommends against doctors using a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for the treatment of COVID-19 patients because of potential toxicities. “The combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin was associated with QTc prolongation in patients with COVID-19,” the panel said. QTc prolongation increases the risk of sudden cardiac death. “Sudden cardiac death” vs. “What have you got to lose?” The real question is, who do you want to listen to, the medical community or Dr. Trump? It’s no wonder that against this backdrop of sheer irresponsible lunacy that a former official who served in the Trump asylum for a time kicked in these words of experience. Watching this clip of Dr. Birx, five of my own observations after serving in the Trump administration: 1. You can’t stay above crazy: On any issue, the crazy will catch up to you 2. There’s no policy: You’re always a Tweet away from all going sideways https://t.co/GmWvO5Pkzs — Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) April 24, 2020 The crazy has now caught up to our public health institutions in the middle of a deadly pandemic. It’s hard to think of a worse case scenario. — Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) April 24, 2020 That is a chilling bottom line. I have nothing to add. ){kind=link}
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8 Comments on "Former Trump Official Warns ‘You Can’t Stay Above Crazy’ After Birx Video Goes Viral"
Mein Fuhrer sure has everyone around hm enabling quite nicely.
If you really want to ingest something harmful, stick to Trump steaks.
There say some (concoction’s ), that
I could offer to Trump !
Like SUPERGLUED to his mouth , before
HE CAN GIVE medical advice !
How long can this go on? Stupid President. Do I need to come whip that ass?
Need to amend; who would like to help me whip that ass on White House lawn?
It’s really sad where you have these very good professional people that are trying their best to help us and they have a clown that thinks you can safely shoot up lysol. What is wrong with this idiot?