Vice President Pence met with doctors on Tuesday of the viral video that social media platforms have removed for spreading misleading information about the coronavirus.
The doctors, who are members of the United States front-line medical group, posted on Twitter promoting the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has not been shown to effectively treat COVID-19, to Pence during a meeting.
Pence’s meeting with the doctors came after the group’s doctors spoke in a video Monday outside the Supreme Court building, alleging that masks are not needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and that hydroxychloroquine was a cure.
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The most prominent doctor in the video, Stella Immanuel, who has made it unfounded claims about alien DNA being used in medical treatment, he was not present at the meeting with Pence, CNN reported.
Simone Gold, the leader of America’s front-line physicians, tweeted that the physicians were requesting help from the administration to “train physicians to prescribe hydroxychloroquine without political obstruction.”
“We also discussed the recent censorship of doctors on social media platforms,” he added.
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Michael (Mike) Richard Pence Yankees Shocked By Trump Announcing Plans To Launch First Invitational Release: NYT White House Case COVID-19 Underscores Persistent Biden Virus Threat Pays Its Respect To John Lewis On Capitol MORE request administration assistance to empower physicians to prescribe hydroxychloroquine without political obstruction.
We also discussed the recent censorship of doctors on social media platforms. # WhiteCoatSummit
– Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) July 28, 2020
Another doctor, James Todaro, published that the group is “doing everything possible to restore the power of medicine to doctors.”
“Doctors around the world should be able to prescribe hydroxychloroquine without repercussions or obstructions,” he tweeted.
I just finished a great meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and his chief of staff.
We are doing everything we can to restore the power of medicine to doctors.
Doctors around the world should be able to prescribe hydroxychloroquine without repercussions or obstructions.
– James Todaro, MD (@JamesTodaroMD) July 28, 2020
Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, the group that promoted Monday’s press conference, also confirmed the meeting on Twitter.
Today @drsimonegold @richardursomd @JamesTodaroMD Dr. Erickson and I meet with @VP to discuss #hcq and their experiences in treating #COVID patients and their research.
Doctors must be able to prescribe FDA-approved medications for their patients, as they could before a covid without government interference.– Jenny Beth Martin (@jennybethm) July 29, 2020
Pence’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.
The vice president’s schedule listed the meeting as a session with “practicing physicians at COVID-19,” CNN reported. It is not immediately clear how many patients doctors have treated.
Both the Tea Party Patriots and America’s Frontline Physicians are advocating against any further economic closures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Trump has promoted taking hydroxychloroquine in the past and took it himself in May, when some White House staff members tested positive for COVID-19.
President has defended their drug use and video sharing, telling journalists On Wednesday he was “very impressed” with one of the doctors, who seemed to be referring to Immanuel.
“With hydroxy, all I want to do is save lives,” he said. “All I want to do is save lives.”
The best expert in infectious diseases Anthony Fauci
Anthony FauciTrump doubles his hydroxychloroquine consumption, praises the doctor in a viral video Trump questions how Fauci has a high approval rating “but nobody liked it” United | Senate GOP COVID-19 Response Sets Up Battle for Medicaid | Virginia imposes new restrictions in part of the state MORE called the video that Trump retweeted “a group of people who say something that is not true.”
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube removed the video published by the right-wing Breitbart News after gaining strength on Monday night.
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