Trump’s Vaccine Czar Holds Millions in Stock Options at Company That Got Federal Funding for COVID-19 Work

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The former pharmaceutical executive tapped by President Trump to lead the federal effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine owns stock options worth more than $10 million in a company receiving funding from that same program, Stat News reports. Until his appointment, Dr. Moncef Slaoui was on the board

of the company, Moderna, one of the leading companies in the race for a vaccine and the first to enter a vaccine into clinical trials.

“Mr. President, I have very recently seen early data from a clinical trial with a coronavirus vaccine,” he said to applause. “These data make me feel even more confident that we will be able to deliver a few hundred million doses of vaccine by the end of 2020.” Story continuesDr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, has sought to tamper expectations about a quick vaccine since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, and although he stood alongside Trump for the announcement of “Operation Warp Speed” on Friday, he was not given time to speak.

 

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HE IS LYING JUST SO THE NEWS CAN TALK ABOUT THIS FOR A WEEK-DISTRACTION

I’m shocked. Said no one.

TheyAreTheSwamp

Of course

Doesn't surprise me one bit. realDonaldTrump and his cronies have been robbing this country for over 3 years. Now they are playing with the lives of all Americans for profit. Do you really think if trumps buddys company developed a vaccine they would make if affordable?

That seems Criminal

He can't get qualified or decent people to work for him unless he bribes them with all the scams that bleed taxpayers dry...

Shocking......

Corrupt much?

Totally shocked by this development

It’s worse. h/t LincolnsBible

MsMariaT Who is he working for?

More corruption in trump administration, Yawn. Sigh. Not really much of a surprise is it.

MsMariaT ffs

And the FauciFraud ?

LincolnsBible

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