Covid-19: Trump's rush for vaccine worries Democrats

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Donald Trump accuses members of his administration of deliberately slowing down the manufacture of a vaccine against Covid-19. He takes up a conspiracy theory of a “state within a state” which would act against him. Democrats were immediately worried.

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With our correspondent in Houston, Thomas Harms

In his series of morning tweets, Donald Trump attacked the drug regulatory authority, the FDA, on Saturday. The president accuses the "deep state", literally "the deep state", a theory popularized by far-right conspirators.

“  The deep state,” he writes, “ or whoever it is in the FDA makes it very difficult for drug companies to have access to people to test their vaccine and their treatments. It is obvious that they hope to delay the vaccine until after November 3  ”. The day of the presidential election. “  You have to focus on speed, and save lives! », He finished.

In an extraordinary session at the Capitol, Nancy Pelosi, the president of the House of Representatives, repeated that one should not listen to what the president says or writes, but she admits this time to being a little afraid.

“  The Food and Drug Administration, the FDA, has the responsibility to approve drugs based on their safety and effectiveness, not based on a White House statement on a speeding injunction. This is a very dangerous statement from the president, even for him it has crossed the line. It is very scary  ”.

The FDA must approve drugs or vaccines based on their safety and effectiveness - NOT political pressure from the White House.

The President's dangerous attempt to inject himself into the scientific decisions of @US_FDA jeopardizes the health & well-being of all Americans. https://t.co/Dt7CBVjX1D

The resumption of the theory of "deep state" by Donald Trump comes after the arrest, last Thursday, for embezzlement of Steve Bannon . His former advisor once popularized this theory which is still being propagated by the Fox News television channel .

The American president has also criticized the FDA for its refusal of the use of chloroquine, which, recalls his tweet, "  many doctors and studies recommend  ".

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