Vince Colonese

It's been a while, but man, I'm so grateful that you're talking to me today. And I'm more grateful, actually, that you're in the government. I love this. And I'm actually... Every so often, you know, if you start getting pessimistic about anything, one area of a lot of optimism is all of the health officials that President Trump has picked. It's you. It's Dr. Marty McCary over at FDA.

It's Casey Means coming in as Surgeon General. It's RFK Jr. as the HHS Secretary. I mean... It's hard for me to imagine how this cast could get better, sir. Do you feel that way?

It's Casey Means coming in as Surgeon General. It's RFK Jr. as the HHS Secretary. I mean... It's hard for me to imagine how this cast could get better, sir. Do you feel that way?

It's Casey Means coming in as Surgeon General. It's RFK Jr. as the HHS Secretary. I mean... It's hard for me to imagine how this cast could get better, sir. Do you feel that way?

It is amazing. And also, each of you, to your own extent, was, especially you, were defined by your opposition to senseless government destruction of our country that wasn't predicated on science. So people were going to, if they're hearing the name Dr. J. Bhattacharya and thinking, why do I know that name? Well, the reason for that is because Dr. Bhattacharya was at Stanford.

It is amazing. And also, each of you, to your own extent, was, especially you, were defined by your opposition to senseless government destruction of our country that wasn't predicated on science. So people were going to, if they're hearing the name Dr. J. Bhattacharya and thinking, why do I know that name? Well, the reason for that is because Dr. Bhattacharya was at Stanford.

It is amazing. And also, each of you, to your own extent, was, especially you, were defined by your opposition to senseless government destruction of our country that wasn't predicated on science. So people were going to, if they're hearing the name Dr. J. Bhattacharya and thinking, why do I know that name? Well, the reason for that is because Dr. Bhattacharya was at Stanford.

And you became famous for signing on to something called the Great Barrington Declaration. And if I remember it correctly, it was that simply focused protection. In other words, the only people who should be subjected to any kind of specialized situation are the vulnerable. But everybody else, young, healthy people, we don't need to lock down society.

And you became famous for signing on to something called the Great Barrington Declaration. And if I remember it correctly, it was that simply focused protection. In other words, the only people who should be subjected to any kind of specialized situation are the vulnerable. But everybody else, young, healthy people, we don't need to lock down society.

And you became famous for signing on to something called the Great Barrington Declaration. And if I remember it correctly, it was that simply focused protection. In other words, the only people who should be subjected to any kind of specialized situation are the vulnerable. But everybody else, young, healthy people, we don't need to lock down society.

And yet you were excoriated for that doctor, weren't you?

And yet you were excoriated for that doctor, weren't you?

And yet you were excoriated for that doctor, weren't you?

What is it like being on the inside? So you arrive at an institution that is full of people who clearly had animosity towards you and what you were saying in public. And in fact, the NIH is a massive budget. It's near $50 billion that you have at your disposal, that the agency has had at its disposal.

What is it like being on the inside? So you arrive at an institution that is full of people who clearly had animosity towards you and what you were saying in public. And in fact, the NIH is a massive budget. It's near $50 billion that you have at your disposal, that the agency has had at its disposal.

What is it like being on the inside? So you arrive at an institution that is full of people who clearly had animosity towards you and what you were saying in public. And in fact, the NIH is a massive budget. It's near $50 billion that you have at your disposal, that the agency has had at its disposal.

And much of it was being dedicated to supposed research that was used to try and debilitate people like you who were saying, hey, this isn't real science. This is... This is nonsense in the service of captured interests. So, you know, what is it like working in that agency now?

And much of it was being dedicated to supposed research that was used to try and debilitate people like you who were saying, hey, this isn't real science. This is... This is nonsense in the service of captured interests. So, you know, what is it like working in that agency now?

And much of it was being dedicated to supposed research that was used to try and debilitate people like you who were saying, hey, this isn't real science. This is... This is nonsense in the service of captured interests. So, you know, what is it like working in that agency now?

I do want to ask you about your concerns about what's going on at these really important bio labs, including in the United States. But first, on the mission and kind of the, you know, as you mentioned, COVID, NIH funding going to that Wuhan Institute of Virology, where, of course, it is believed by most thinking people that the virus emerged from. And I wonder, you know, I've heard RFK Jr.