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Earlier this week, the official who spearheaded the federal government’s effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine was dismissed from that role. The official, Dr. Rick Bright, led the Department of Health and Human Services’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, and alleged Wednesday that he was ousted from that role for demanding rigorous testing of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug President Trump has suggested as a potential treatment of Covid-19.
Earlier this week, the official who spearheaded the federal government’s effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine was dismissed from that role. The official, Dr. Rick Bright, led the Department of Health and Human Services’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, and alleged Wednesday that he was ousted from that role for demanding rigorous testing of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug President Trump has suggested as a potential treatment of Covid-19.
When asked about the demotion Thursday, Trump denied knowing who Dr. Bright was or anything about him.
When asked about the demotion Thursday, Trump denied knowing who Dr. Bright was or anything about him.
“I’m not sure what’s more depressing — that our president demoted a doctor who’s trying to prevent Americans from trying an ineffective drug that could kill us or that we’re not even remotely surprised that he did.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“That’s right. Trump has never heard of the guy in charge of finding a vaccine. And you know what? To be honest, part of me is not surprised. [imitating Trump aide] ‘Sir, would you like to meet the scientist who is in charge of finding a vaccine?” [imitating Trump] A scientist? Ew, gross. I’d rather meet Eric.’” — TREVOR NOAH
“And here’s my only question about Trump: Why does he never hear of the people trying to solve problems, but people who are trying to cause problems? [as Trump] Hello, Giuliani? Yeah, some guy has the cure in his lab. I need you to go in there and do your Tasmanian devil thing.” — TREVOR NOAH
“I don’t understand how Trump has never heard of the person in charge of finding the vaccine to the disease that has shut down the entire world — and don’t tell me it’s because he’s too busy. I mean, this is the same man — the same man who says he’s been watching every nightly news show plus CNN, MSNBC in the morning, Fox News on weekend afternoons, and even reruns of baseball. Reruns! Let me tell you something: If you have time to watch reruns of baseball, you have time for anything. Baseball is boring when it’s happening. Watching it in reruns is like watching paint dry through a PowerPoint presentation.” — TREVOR NOAH
“That’s right, Trump fired a guy named ‘Dr. Bright.’ He also let go of Professor Smarty, Dr. Savior and Secretary ‘I Have the Cure, Don’t Fire Me.’” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“[as Trump] Hey, look, my ideas don’t lack scientific merit — they lack any merit. You ready for another idea? Boof some Listerine. Couldn’t hurt. I mean, it stings, but that’s how you know it’s working.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“On Tuesday, Dr. Redfield told The Washington Post that ‘there’s a possibility that the assault of the virus on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through.’ And if you don’t remember how difficult this past winter was, it had Trump’s acquittal, the Australian bush fires, and ‘Cats: the Movie.’” — STEPHEN COLBERT discussing Dr. Robert R. Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“And the idea of corona and flu hitting us simultaneously is terrifying, because that means we’re going to have to do double social distancing, we’re going to wear two masks, we’re gonna have to stay 12 feet away from people, we’re going to have to watch celebrities sing ‘Imagine’ twice.” — TREVOR NOAH
“These poor doctors working for Trump. If they don’t give us the truth, they’re not doing their jobs, but if they do tell the truth, there’s a good chance he’ll fire them, so their only option is to play dumb and hope Trump gets distracted by a Filet-O-Fish or something.“ — JIMMY KIMMEL
“So we just better pray that coronavirus is cured by pumpkin spice.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
Inspired by Stanley Tucci, Roy Wood Jr. offers the recipe for a new quarantine cocktail.
Inspired by Stanley Tucci, Roy Wood Jr. offers the recipe for a new quarantine cocktail.
Hospitals are playing songs of hope for discharged Covid-19 patients on their way home, and selections include Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” and the theme song from “Rocky.”
Hospitals are playing songs of hope for discharged Covid-19 patients on their way home, and selections include Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” and the theme song from “Rocky.”
