General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: The body language in yesterday's CV presser. [View all]wnylib
(21,450 posts)trying to blink back tears. Also like she feared something. But what did she fear and why would it make her feel like crying?
My guess is that some new info was available and everyone was forbidden to mention it. Perhaps an expert projection of the course if the spread? Maybe Trump planned to claim that the malaria drug was a new cure and they had argued about making that kind of statement without verified testing. Trump ordered them to back his claim? Fauci was fudging it smoothly. "So you see we're not really that far apart." Meaning his view of the drug vs. The Trump spin.
Notice how Trump mentioned that NY Governor Cuomo was "really interested" in this drug. Since when does Trump use a Dem governor as backup and verification of a claim?
Maybe Cuomo had suggested trying the drug in desperation because he had heard, as a recent DU thread mentioned, that the drug was showing some potential in ...was it Japan? S. Korea?
There is a provision to experiment on people with a drug not yet approved, during a crisis, on likely terminal people when there is no other option, if they consent to it. Once Cuomo asked consent to do that in NYC, Trump jumped on claiming it as a cure to make himself look good. Health professionals refused to endorse it that strongly, and that is what they fought over before the presser started.
That's my guess.