Dr. Peter McCullough
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Interesting. Do you have the clips, Caleb? I'm not sure if it's in your list of clips, and I apologize for this, where RFK Jr. actually comes out and accuses people on the senatorial panel of having adverse influence of pharmaceuticals. Is that one of the... I might. Let me see if I can find it. Maybe it's the... Yeah.
Interesting. Do you have the clips, Caleb? I'm not sure if it's in your list of clips, and I apologize for this, where RFK Jr. actually comes out and accuses people on the senatorial panel of having adverse influence of pharmaceuticals. Is that one of the... I might. Let me see if I can find it. Maybe it's the... Yeah.
But Dr. Drew... Yeah. Yeah. Dr. Drew, I was going to say, I think the most obvious example is when Elizabeth Warren was trying to get Robert F. Kennedy to promise that he wouldn't sue drug companies.
But Dr. Drew... Yeah. Yeah. Dr. Drew, I was going to say, I think the most obvious example is when Elizabeth Warren was trying to get Robert F. Kennedy to promise that he wouldn't sue drug companies.
Right. I mean, there was plenty of opportunity for humor because the whole thing was... Yeah, I mean, I'm trying to think of the right word. I mean, bizarre comes to mind, but it was farce. It was farcical.
Right. I mean, there was plenty of opportunity for humor because the whole thing was... Yeah, I mean, I'm trying to think of the right word. I mean, bizarre comes to mind, but it was farce. It was farcical.
Well, I would use the word unhinged. While Elizabeth Warren was trying to get Robert F. Kennedy to promise that he wouldn't go after drug companies, it was all over social media that she's one of the top recipients of drug company lobbyist money. So this is out there. And I wonder, does she think we don't know?
Well, I would use the word unhinged. While Elizabeth Warren was trying to get Robert F. Kennedy to promise that he wouldn't go after drug companies, it was all over social media that she's one of the top recipients of drug company lobbyist money. So this is out there. And I wonder, does she think we don't know?
Well, as Aaron Cariotti keeps asking, do they think we're stupid? That's what I keep, the thought bubble over my head. So as you look at the RFK hearings, how do you look forward to, well, first of all, how do you assess his performance? And secondly, what do you look forward to in terms of him in that office?
Well, as Aaron Cariotti keeps asking, do they think we're stupid? That's what I keep, the thought bubble over my head. So as you look at the RFK hearings, how do you look forward to, well, first of all, how do you assess his performance? And secondly, what do you look forward to in terms of him in that office?
Well, I'm a doctor like you, Dr. Drew, so I always observe people. And I do think Robert F. Kennedy, he looks tired. He does look worn out through this entire process. You can imagine the type of stress and the preparation that he's undergone. In fact, some of the questions we're asking him about detailed operational procedures in these agencies.
Well, I'm a doctor like you, Dr. Drew, so I always observe people. And I do think Robert F. Kennedy, he looks tired. He does look worn out through this entire process. You can imagine the type of stress and the preparation that he's undergone. In fact, some of the questions we're asking him about detailed operational procedures in these agencies.
And there's just no way that he's going to know this. One of the senators asked him about, you know, how does CMS enforce EMTALA rules or something like this? And there's just no way. I knew the answer as a doctor, but Kennedy is not. I think he's doing well. He clearly is, you know, letting the senators essentially make their sound bites for their lobbyists. That's what the senators are doing.
And there's just no way that he's going to know this. One of the senators asked him about, you know, how does CMS enforce EMTALA rules or something like this? And there's just no way. I knew the answer as a doctor, but Kennedy is not. I think he's doing well. He clearly is, you know, letting the senators essentially make their sound bites for their lobbyists. That's what the senators are doing.
And then they ask a question, and a word gets out of his mouth, and then they jump all over him. And I can tell you, I've been an expert in many high-level federal cases. I've testified in the Senate and the House. And so I'm experienced on the side of answering questions. And if I was in Kennedy's shoes, I tend to keep the answers short.
And then they ask a question, and a word gets out of his mouth, and then they jump all over him. And I can tell you, I've been an expert in many high-level federal cases. I've testified in the Senate and the House. And so I'm experienced on the side of answering questions. And if I was in Kennedy's shoes, I tend to keep the answers short.
And on these very long compound questions, you can always figure out they're looking for a yes or no and just say the opposite. So, for instance, if they said, and Dr. Kennedy, you said things against vaccines. You're an anti-vaxxer. Is it true you're an anti-vaxxer? And then he could say something like this. You know, I don't quite agree with that.
And on these very long compound questions, you can always figure out they're looking for a yes or no and just say the opposite. So, for instance, if they said, and Dr. Kennedy, you said things against vaccines. You're an anti-vaxxer. Is it true you're an anti-vaxxer? And then he could say something like this. You know, I don't quite agree with that.
And then they have to ask themselves, are they going to ask the question why? And if they ask the question why, then they open the door and then he can exposit. And so, you know, I think he has to use some of those tools. Here's another one on these yes, no questions. I asked you a yes, no question. He can say yes, and here's the reason why. Or yes, and let me explain.
And then they have to ask themselves, are they going to ask the question why? And if they ask the question why, then they open the door and then he can exposit. And so, you know, I think he has to use some of those tools. Here's another one on these yes, no questions. I asked you a yes, no question. He can say yes, and here's the reason why. Or yes, and let me explain.