Posted on 09/15/2020 7:50:46 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
On Monday night, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his Democratic opponent Cal Cunnigham faced off in an hour-long debate. Though a wide variety of issues were discussed, the possibility that a Wuhan Coronavirus vaccine would be approved and made available before the election took center stage.
In a bizarre exchange with Tillis and moderator David Crabtree, Cunningham tried to lend credence to conspiracy theories floated by the Biden-Harris presidential ticket and other Democrats. They have suggested without evidence that President Trump has been deliberately putting pressure on scientists to skip safety protocols and approve a vaccine before Election Day.
Cunningham repeatedly insinuated in his remarks that he believed the FDA had been corrupted by “political and financial influences” that he claims “are leading to distorted decision-making in Washington”:
Historically and traditionally, I would support and have confidence in the Food and Drug Administration and the processes that they go through in order to approve a drug, but we have seen an extraordinary corruption in Washington. … I would have a lot of questions of the FDA. I think the American people have questions about the government of this country, the governance of this country right now. The senator for North Carolina would be asking questions, not only about this vaccine, but also about the underlying political and financial influences that are leading to distorted decision-making in Washington.”...
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Ask the fine demonrat candidate what he would prefer the FDA do if the tests were completed successfully two days before the election.
Should they wait until after to start saving lives?
He stepped in it with that tinfoil hat conspiracy theory. We need Tillis to hold onto his seat......even though he’s fully on board the cheap labor express.
When a Dem says something like this, the Republican needs to call them a Q.
I’d like to hear Cunningham defend his touting of his Bronze Star, while his picture shows him in combat fatigues. He received his Bronze Star for ORGANIZING THE COURTS IN IRAQ. Not for anything related to combat.
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