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Ron Johnson: “Why did we vilify doctors who had the courage to treat COVID…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 08:03

Are you gonna hold on what I would like to hold hearings on what I was talking about. And why did we not spend hundreds of billions of dollars exploring early treatment? Why did we vilify doctors who had the courage to treat COVID patients, practice medicine, try and find available cheap repurposed drugs to do so? Why I'd love to hold hearings on that. There are all kinds of things that I'd like to hold hearings on. You have to kind of pick and choose based on priorities. (08:03–08:15)

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