Pharma CEOs' silence enables Trump administration's assault on U.S. biomedical research, argues Washington editor
By
Steve Usdin
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
The article argues that pharma CEOs are complicit in the destruction of U.S. science by remaining silent as the Trump administration, particularly OMB Director Russell Vought, systematically weakens federal research institutions. The author contends that pharmaceutical industry leaders should use their influence to demand President Trump stop these actions, which threaten the biomedical innovation ecosystem that has made the U.S. a global leader.
Key quotes
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Pharma CEOs should demand that President Donald Trump take away the matches.
For more than a year, the Trump administration has been weakening the institutions that made the United States the global leader in biomedical innovation.
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