Tea Party Patriots Are Behind Pro-Trump Doctors Grifting Off of Fake Covid Cures - 2021-09-10

Tea Party Patriots Are Behind Pro-Trump Doctors Grifting Off of Fake Covid Cures September 10, 2021, Alex Kotch, Sludge

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'When the political arm of the far-right Council for National Policy met in May 2020, officials discussed doing damage control for then-President Donald Trump, whose reckless administration caused unnecessary deaths as Covid-19 swept the nation and devastated the economy.

As the Center for Media and Democracy first exposed, members of the sister group CNP Action shared plans to promote a group of pro-Trump doctors who would urge economies to reopen before meeting safety benchmarks proposed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The primary doctor to emerge from these plans was Simone Gold, an emergency medical specialist who leads the doctor group, America's Frontline Doctors (AFLD), which has consistently spread misinformation about Covid, opposed vaccinations and mask use, and hawked unapproved Covid-19 drugs. Gold was arrested and charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct after she entered the U.S. Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection.

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