Former NIH whistleblower: Political motives of entrenched bureaucrats harming public health

The government's dramatic walk-back of COVID-19 policies and admission of lapses in medical clinical trials this week are proof that the political motives of entrenched bureaucrats are undermining the credibility and performance of public health agencies, a former National Institutes of Health (NIH) whistleblower warns.

"I think the problem is that there are a lot of entrenched bureaucrats in government and it's getting rid of that layer," Dr. Jonathan Fishbein told Just the News, Not Noise television show on Wednesday. "Fortunately, what we're finding with other organizations in the government, other branches, that there's such a deep state.

"There are people who have worked for the government for years and have a certain political philosophy and they undermine what Congress wants and what the administration wants sometimes," he added.

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