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During his term as president of the United States (2017–2021), Donald Trump and his administration repeatedly politicized science by pressuring or overriding health and science agencies to change their reporting and recommendations so as to conform to his policies and public comments.[1] This was particularly true with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States,[2] but also included suppressing research on climate change and weakening or eliminating environmental regulations.[3]
Trump and his appointees pressured federal health and science agencies to take particular actions that Trump favored and to support his public pronouncements.[4] He sometimes claimed that there was a "deep state" conspiracy among federal scientists, whose members delayed approval of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments because they wanted to hurt him politically or prevent his re-election.[5]
- ^ Plumer, Brad; Cavenport, Coral (December 28, 2019). "Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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Davenportwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Valencia, Nick; Murray, Sara; Holmes, Kristen (August 26, 2020). "CDC was pressured 'from the top down' to change coronavirus testing guidance, official says". CNN. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ LaFraniere, Sharon; Weiland, Noah; Shear, Michael D. (September 12, 2020). "Trump Pressed for Plasma Therapy. Officials Worry, Is an Unvetted Vaccine Next?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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