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...the Pro-Trump, Pro-Hydroxychloroquine Weirdos Banned From Social Media?Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots lobby group, speaking at a press conference for 'America's Frontline Doctors' on July 27, 2020 (left) and Martin speaking at a White House roundtable with President Trump on July 7, 2020
A group calling itself Americas Frontline Doctors held a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Monday, falsely declaring that there is a cure for covid-19 hydroxychloroquine and it was was being suppressed by the worlds leading health experts. The groups videos were seen by millions on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, before they were pulled down overnight for spreading misinformation. But who are these people and what do they want?
In short, theyre pro-Trump ideologues who are pushing unproven science during a pandemic thats so far infected over 4.3 million Americans and killed more than 148,000.
Strangely enough, Americas Frontline Doctors also appear to have ties to the Trump regime. In fact, one person who spoke at the press conference on Monday was at the White House for a roundtable discussion just a couple of weeks ago and Trump promoted multiple videos from the group on his Twitter account. Its also no surprise that many of them have appeared on Fox News in recent months, the presidents favourite TV channel.
Americas Frontline Doctors want American medical professionals to use hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19 patients, something that they insist will save lives. In reality, the drug has seen only mixed success and some studies show that it can actually harm people with the disease. Remdesivir has shown more positive results as a therapeutic drug but its not being touted by President Donald Trump in the same way for some unknown reason. Trump even told reporters in May he took the drug as a preventative measure. As the FDA has established, the drug does not cure covid-19.
Dr. James Todaro may have a degree in medicine, but hes pretty far from the frontlines of the pandemic right now. In fact, he hasnt seen a patient since 2018, according to his own biographies online. Whats Mr. Todaro doing these days? Hes promoting bitcoin. Well, hes promoting bitcoin and hydroxychloroquine, it would seem.
Dr. Simone Gold is a doctor and lawyer in Los Angeles who publicly takes credit as the founder of Americas Frontline Doctors, a group whose website was set up 12 days ago, and amusingly appears to be down right now.
Gold has been a regular on the right-wing media circuit during the pandemic, appearing on Fox News on May 21, arguing that patients are being harmed by the shutdowns taking place across the country.
Dr. Erickson is an urgent care doctor in Bakersfield, California who has been touting many of the same ideas about the pandemic that President Trump has been spewing for the past few months.
Back in April, Erickson promoted the idea of herd immunity on local TV news in San Diego, pointing to Sweden as a model.
All things considered, Dr. Robert Bob C. Hamilton appears to have the most normal looking online presence of all the people that spoke on Monday. That is, if you dont count his somewhat peculiar baby-hushing technique.
Hamiltons a paediatrician in Santa Monica, California and in one of his YouTube videos the good doctor shows how to calm a crying baby by using the hold. As Hamilton explains, he uses the hold to quiet down crying babies when hes trying to talk with their parents.
Much more: https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/07/who-are-americas-frontline-doctors-the-pro-trump-pro-hydroxychloroquine-weirdos-banned-from-social-media/
chowder66
(9,104 posts)so thank you for posting!
madaboutharry
(40,245 posts)who have stories to tell.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,034 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,759 posts)NT
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)I'll wager if you dig far enough, most - if not all - of these quacks are on the Trump payroll.
keithbvadu2
(37,040 posts)noun: frontline
the military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,500 posts)Why not include an auto mechanic and a jewelry maker to balance things out?.......
In an indirect way, the people we see in these photos are responsible for the illnesses and deaths of a number of Americans.
We can see they had no trouble renting white lab coats.
Should never be a surprise the Chinese can sell Americans 10-million of any damn plastic thing they ship across the pond. We surely are the most gullible and naive civilized population on earth.
Thanks for posting this info, Canetoad. I've been wondering who that bunch was and would also like to know who's putting up the money.
KY........
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)This is nothing more than a bunch of right-wing quacks, organized less than two weeks ago, with the sole purpose of making Donald Trump appear correct about his assertions of the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine.
The asshole must be sitting on a ton of this crap, and now he can't give the shit away! His loyal mindless sycophants will snap it up though, because Little Donnie always tells the truth, right?
mdbl
(4,976 posts)and the earth is flat.
Archae
(46,373 posts)WonderGrunion
(2,995 posts)So good luck to them on getting out the message.