>>> AND THEN I SEE THE
>>> AND THEN I SEE THE DISINFECTANT WHERE IT KNOCKS IT
DISINFECTANT WHERE IT KNOCKS IT OUT IN A MINUTE, ONE MINUTE.
OUT IN A MINUTE, ONE MINUTE. AND IS THERE A WAY WE CAN DO
AND IS THERE A WAY WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT BY INJECTION
SOMETHING LIKE THAT BY INJECTION INSIDE OR ALMOST A CLEANING.
INSIDE OR ALMOST A CLEANING. >> A LOT HAPPENS IN A WEEK THESE
>> A LOT HAPPENS IN A WEEK THESE DAYS.
DAYS. THAT WAS EXACTLY ONE WEEK AGO
THAT WAS EXACTLY ONE WEEK AGO WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP TALKED UP
WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP TALKED UP DISINFECTANTS, A DANGEROUSLY
DISINFECTANTS, A DANGEROUSLY IGNORANT STATEMENT THAT SPAWNED
IGNORANT STATEMENT THAT SPAWNED DAYS OF CONTROVERSY AND
DAYS OF CONTROVERSY AND GOVERNMENT CORRECTIONS.
GOVERNMENT CORRECTIONS. AND THE ISSUE THERE, AND THE
AND THE ISSUE THERE, AND THE ISSUE TONIGHT IS NOT
ISSUE TONIGHT IS NOT FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT IDEOLOGY OR
FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT IDEOLOGY OR POLITICS.
POLITICS. IT’S ABOUT SCIENCE AND TRUTH.
IT’S ABOUT SCIENCE AND TRUTH. GOVERNMENT IGNORANCE ABOUT
GOVERNMENT IGNORANCE ABOUT SCIENCE IS DANGEROUS DURING A
SCIENCE IS DANGEROUS DURING A PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. YOU KNOW THAT.
YOU KNOW THAT. WE KNOW THAT.
WE KNOW THAT. MAYBE SOMETIMES HE DOESN’T KNOW
MAYBE SOMETIMES HE DOESN’T KNOW THAT.
THAT. TODAY’S PROBLEMS ARE A LONG WAY
TODAY’S PROBLEMS ARE A LONG WAY FROM HOW PRESIDENTS IN BOTH
FROM HOW PRESIDENTS IN BOTH PARTIES HAVE TRIED TO APPROACH
PARTIES HAVE TRIED TO APPROACH MEDICAL SCIENCE, ESPECIALLY
MEDICAL SCIENCE, ESPECIALLY DURING CRISES.
DURING CRISES. HERE WAS PRESIDENT OBAMA IN HIS
HERE WAS PRESIDENT OBAMA IN HIS VERY FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
VERY FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS. >> WE WILL RESTORE SCIENCE TO
>> WE WILL RESTORE SCIENCE TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AND WIELD
ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AND WIELD TECHNOLOGY WONDERS TO RAISE
TECHNOLOGY WONDERS TO RAISE HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY AND LOWER
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY AND LOWER ITS COST.
ITS COST. >> THAT WAS THE ASSERTED
>> THAT WAS THE ASSERTED PRIORITY COMING INTO THE OFFICE.
PRIORITY COMING INTO THE OFFICE. HE WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW IN THE
HE WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW IN THE INAUGURAL THAT SCIENCE WOULD
INAUGURAL THAT SCIENCE WOULD MATTER, AND HE WENT ON TO
MATTER, AND HE WENT ON TO RESTRICT -- TAKE THE
RESTRICT -- TAKE THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE ON STEM
RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE ON STEM CELL RESEARCH AND LIFT THEM.
CELL RESEARCH AND LIFT THEM. HE WENT ON TO FEDERAL AGENCIES
HE WENT ON TO FEDERAL AGENCIES TO MAINTAIN SCIENCE AND
TO MAINTAIN SCIENCE AND INTEGRITY.
INTEGRITY. HE ALSO JOINED THE PARIS CLIMATE
HE ALSO JOINED THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORDS WHICH HE ARGUED WERE A
ACCORDS WHICH HE ARGUED WERE A DIRECT REFERENCE TO CLIMATE
DIRECT REFERENCE TO CLIMATE SCIENCE.
SCIENCE. IN 2010 IT WAS BARACK OBAMA
IN 2010 IT WAS BARACK OBAMA WHOEVER HELD THE FIRST EVER
WHOEVER HELD THE FIRST EVER WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE FAIR WITH
WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE FAIR WITH STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. >> BECAUSE THE UNITED STATES HAS
>> BECAUSE THE UNITED STATES HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PLACE THAT LOVES
ALWAYS BEEN A PLACE THAT LOVES SCIENCE.
SCIENCE. WE’RE HERE TO CELEBRATE THESE
WE’RE HERE TO CELEBRATE THESE YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND
YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND VISIONARIES.
VISIONARIES. THERE IS THE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING
THERE IS THE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO COME UP WITH CURES OF DISEASE
TO COME UP WITH CURES OF DISEASE DISEASES AND NEW SOURCES OF
DISEASES AND NEW SOURCES OF ENERGY, HELP US BUILD HEALTHIER,
ENERGY, HELP US BUILD HEALTHIER, MORE SUCCESSFUL SOCIETIES.
MORE SUCCESSFUL SOCIETIES. >> PRESIDENT OBAMA ALSO HAPPILY
>> PRESIDENT OBAMA ALSO HAPPILY LEANED IN TO THE NERDIER SIDE OF
LEANED IN TO THE NERDIER SIDE OF THESE THINGS.
THESE THINGS. HERE HE WAS FIRING A STUDENT’S
HERE HE WAS FIRING A STUDENT’S MARSHMALLOW CANNON, ALL TO PROP
MARSHMALLOW CANNON, ALL TO PROP UP, ENGAGE WITH, SHOW IN A VERY
UP, ENGAGE WITH, SHOW IN A VERY REAL WAY ALL THE DIFFERENT
REAL WAY ALL THE DIFFERENT METHODS WE CAN USE FROM
METHODS WE CAN USE FROM EDUCATION TO THE REST OF OUR
EDUCATION TO THE REST OF OUR LIVES TO WORK WITH SCIENCE.
LIVES TO WORK WITH SCIENCE. NOW OF COURSE IT’S NOT ALL
NOW OF COURSE IT’S NOT ALL SCIENCE FAIRS AND GAMES.
SCIENCE FAIRS AND GAMES. THE UNITED STATES FACED SWINE
THE UNITED STATES FACED SWINE FLU IN OBAMA’S FIRST YEAR ON THE
FLU IN OBAMA’S FIRST YEAR ON THE JOB.
JOB. AND BECAUSE WE THINK THIS IS
AND BECAUSE WE THINK THIS IS RELEVANT NOW, WE WANT TO SHOW
RELEVANT NOW, WE WANT TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY HOW THAT PRESIDENT
YOU EXACTLY HOW THAT PRESIDENT LED THE COUNTRY DURING A SCARY
LED THE COUNTRY DURING A SCARY TIME OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE,
TIME OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, STRESSING THE APPROACH OF HIS
STRESSING THE APPROACH OF HIS ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE
ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE SCIENTISTS TAKING THE LEAD.
SCIENTISTS TAKING THE LEAD. >> OUR CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH A
>> OUR CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH A PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE OF THIS
PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE OF THIS SORT RESTS HEAVILY ON THE WORK
SORT RESTS HEAVILY ON THE WORK OF OUR SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL
OF OUR SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> AND AS OUR SCIENTISTS AND
>> AND AS OUR SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS LEARN MORE
RESEARCHERS LEARN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VIRUS
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VIRUS EVERY DAY, THE GUIDANCE WE OFFER
EVERY DAY, THE GUIDANCE WE OFFER WILL LIKELY CHANGE.
WILL LIKELY CHANGE. WHAT WILL NOT CHANGE IS THE FACT
WHAT WILL NOT CHANGE IS THE FACT THAT WE’LL BE MAKING EVERY
THAT WE’LL BE MAKING EVERY RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE BEST
RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE BEST SCIENCE POSSIBLE.
SCIENCE POSSIBLE. >> THAT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
>> THAT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN A PRESIDENT WARNS THE
WHEN A PRESIDENT WARNS THE COUNTRY VERY DIRECTLY AND SPEAKS
COUNTRY VERY DIRECTLY AND SPEAKS TO THEM LIKE THEY’RE ADULTS TO
TO THEM LIKE THEY’RE ADULTS TO TELL YOU, HEY, SOME OF THIS MAY
TELL YOU, HEY, SOME OF THIS MAY CHANGE OVER TIME BECAUSE WE’RE
CHANGE OVER TIME BECAUSE WE’RE LEARNING AS WE GO.
LEARNING AS WE GO. BUT EVERY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE
BUT EVERY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE ROOTED IN SCIENCE.
ROOTED IN SCIENCE. THAT WAS THE STANDARD.
THAT WAS THE STANDARD. NOW DONALD TRUMP CLAIMS HE
NOW DONALD TRUMP CLAIMS HE DOESN’T EXPECT A SECOND WAVE OF
DOESN’T EXPECT A SECOND WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS IN THE FALL,
CORONAVIRUS IN THE FALL, PUBLICLY AT ODDS WITH THE
PUBLICLY AT ODDS WITH THE EXPERTS WHO SAY IT’S INEVITABLE.
EXPERTS WHO SAY IT’S INEVITABLE. THE LAST PRESIDENT TOOK A
THE LAST PRESIDENT TOOK A DIFFERENT TACK ON THE SAME ISSUE
DIFFERENT TACK ON THE SAME ISSUE TEN YEARS AGO.
TEN YEARS AGO. >> WE KNOW THAT WE USUALLY GET A
>> WE KNOW THAT WE USUALLY GET A SECOND LARGER WAVE OF THESE FLU
SECOND LARGER WAVE OF THESE FLU VIRUSS IN THE FALL.
VIRUSS IN THE FALL. SO RESPONSE PLANS HAVE BEEN PUT
SO RESPONSE PLANS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF
IN PLACE ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT. OUR PLANS AND DECISIONS ARE
OUR PLANS AND DECISIONS ARE BASED ON THE BEST SCIENTIFIC
BASED ON THE BEST SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE, AND AS
INFORMATION AVAILABLE, AND AS THE SITUATION CHANGES, WE WILL
THE SITUATION CHANGES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC.
CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC. >> A PRESIDENT WARNING YOU THE
>> A PRESIDENT WARNING YOU THE FLU CAN COME BACK RATHER THAN
FLU CAN COME BACK RATHER THAN PRETENDING IT WON’T.
PRETENDING IT WON’T. OBAMA HAD A SIMILAR APPROACH
OBAMA HAD A SIMILAR APPROACH DEALING WITH EBOLA.
DEALING WITH EBOLA. >> AND WE HAVE TO BE GUIDED BY
>> AND WE HAVE TO BE GUIDED BY THE SCIENCE.
THE SCIENCE. WE HAVE TO BE GUIDED BY THE
WE HAVE TO BE GUIDED BY THE FACTS, NOT FEAR.
FACTS, NOT FEAR. >> HE WENT ON TO MAKE A PUBLIC
>> HE WENT ON TO MAKE A PUBLIC DISPLAY MEETING WITH A DALLAS
DISPLAY MEETING WITH A DALLAS NURSE WHO WAS RECOVERED FROM
NURSE WHO WAS RECOVERED FROM EBOLA AND GAVE HER A HUG, RIGHT
EBOLA AND GAVE HER A HUG, RIGHT THERE FOR THE NATION TO SEE.
THERE FOR THE NATION TO SEE. IF YOU GO FURTHER BACK BEFORE
IF YOU GO FURTHER BACK BEFORE THE PRESIDENCY, SENATOR OBAMA
THE PRESIDENCY, SENATOR OBAMA ALSO DISCUSSED PUBLICLY HIS
ALSO DISCUSSED PUBLICLY HIS WORRIES ABOUT THE VERY KIND OF
WORRIES ABOUT THE VERY KIND OF CRISIS WE NOW FACE.
CRISIS WE NOW FACE. >> SINCE COMING TO THE SENATE
>> SINCE COMING TO THE SENATE SIX MONTHS AGO, ONE OF THE
SIX MONTHS AGO, ONE OF THE FOREIGN POLICY AND HEALTH ISSUES
FOREIGN POLICY AND HEALTH ISSUES I FOCUSED ON RELATES TO THE
I FOCUSED ON RELATES TO THE AVIAN FLU.
AVIAN FLU. WE MUST FACE THE REALITY THAT
WE MUST FACE THE REALITY THAT THESE EXOTIC KILLER DISEASES ARE
THESE EXOTIC KILLER DISEASES ARE NOT ISOLATED HEALTH PROBLEMS
NOT ISOLATED HEALTH PROBLEMS HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD, BUT
HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD, BUT DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE THREATS TO
DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE THREATS TO THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY HERE
THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY HERE AT HOME.
AT HOME. >> FOR ALL THE TALK ABOUT WHAT
>> FOR ALL THE TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN PREDICT AND WHAT YOU CAN
YOU CAN PREDICT AND WHAT YOU CAN BE PREPARED FOR, IT IS
BE PREPARED FOR, IT IS INSTRUCTIVE RIGHT NOW TO LOOK AT
INSTRUCTIVE RIGHT NOW TO LOOK AT WHICH TYPES OF APPROACHES WORK,
WHICH TYPES OF APPROACHES WORK, WHICH TYPES OF RISK MANAGEMENT.
WHICH TYPES OF RISK MANAGEMENT. IT WAS IN THAT SAME LEGISLATIVE
IT WAS IN THAT SAME LEGISLATIVE BODY, THE U.S. SENATE WHERE THAT
BODY, THE U.S. SENATE WHERE THAT SENATOR MADE CLEAR HE WANTED
SENATOR MADE CLEAR HE WANTED SCIENTISTS MAKING THE BIG
SCIENTISTS MAKING THE BIG DECISIONS.
DECISIONS. >> WHO’S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE
>> WHO’S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DECIDING THAT A QUARANTINE
FOR DECIDING THAT A QUARANTINE IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES WARNED
IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES WARNED HIM.
HIM. DO YOU THINK IT WOULD MAKE SENSE
DO YOU THINK IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO HAVE YOURSELF OR DR. FAUCI OR
TO HAVE YOURSELF OR DR. FAUCI OR OVER, SOMEBODY WHO WAS SAYING
OVER, SOMEBODY WHO WAS SAYING YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU KNOW WHAT? I AM KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THIS
I AM KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THIS STUFF.
STUFF. >> I HOPE I CAN HELP.
>> I HOPE I CAN HELP. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN OBVIOUSLY A
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN OBVIOUSLY A BACK AND FORTH CONFUSING ISSUE.
BACK AND FORTH CONFUSING ISSUE. IN REALITY, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
IN REALITY, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT’S OVERWHELMINGLY
SOMETHING THAT’S OVERWHELMINGLY A HEALTH ISSUE.
A HEALTH ISSUE. >> WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE’RE
>> WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE’RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.
DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW. BACK WHEN DONALD TRUMP WAS
BACK WHEN DONALD TRUMP WAS DRAWING SHARPIE LINES ON A
DRAWING SHARPIE LINES ON A HURRICANE MAP, THAT WAS
HURRICANE MAP, THAT WAS DANGEROUS MISINFORMATION FOR
DANGEROUS MISINFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO WERE IN THE STORM’S
THOSE WHO WERE IN THE STORM’S PATH.
PATH. THAT WAS PART OF THE COUNTRY.
THAT WAS PART OF THE COUNTRY. NOW YOU CAN LOOK AT THIS AND
NOW YOU CAN LOOK AT THIS AND IT’S LIKE WE’RE DRAWING SHARPIES
IT’S LIKE WE’RE DRAWING SHARPIES ALL OVER THE WORLD MAP WITH THE
ALL OVER THE WORLD MAP WITH THE WORST PANDEMIC IN A CENTURY,
WORST PANDEMIC IN A CENTURY, WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC
WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC LIFE AND DEATH CONSEQUENCES.
LIFE AND DEATH CONSEQUENCES. AND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
AND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR SAFETY WHEN
WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR SAFETY WHEN YOU HAVE THE MISINFORMATION
YOU HAVE THE MISINFORMATION COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE WHITE
COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, WHEN YOU HAVE SCIENTISTS
HOUSE, WHEN YOU HAVE SCIENTISTS SUPPRESSED AND BASICALLY OUSTED
SUPPRESSED AND BASICALLY OUSTED OR SIDELINED BECAUSE THEY
OR SIDELINED BECAUSE THEY DISAGREED WITH THE PRESIDENT.
DISAGREED WITH THE PRESIDENT. NONE OF THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE
NONE OF THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE NORMAL IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
NORMAL IN THE WHITE HOUSE. >> PROMOTING SCIENCE ISN’T JUST
>> PROMOTING SCIENCE ISN’T JUST ABOUT PROVIDING RESOURCES, IT’S
ABOUT PROVIDING RESOURCES, IT’S ALSO ABOUT PROTECTING FREE AND
ALSO ABOUT PROTECTING FREE AND OPEN INQUIRY.
OPEN INQUIRY. IT’S ABOUT LETTING SCIENTISTS
IT’S ABOUT LETTING SCIENTISTS LIKE THOSE WHO ARE HERE TODAY DO
LIKE THOSE WHO ARE HERE TODAY DO THEIR JOBS.
THEIR JOBS. FREE FROM MANIPULATION OR
FREE FROM MANIPULATION OR COERCION AND LISTENING TO WHAT
COERCION AND LISTENING TO WHAT THEY TELL US, EVEN WHEN IT’S
THEY TELL US, EVEN WHEN IT’S INCONVENIENT
INCONVENIENT INCONVENIENT.
INCONVENIENT. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S INCONVENIENT.
INCONVENIENT. IT IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT
IT IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT SCIENTIFIC DATA IS NEVER
SCIENTIFIC DATA IS NEVER DISTORTED OR CONCEALED TO SERVE
