"We Don't Need No Education"

Peter Navarro pushes unproven and potentially deadly hydroxychloroquine treatments on CNN, says in response to doctors' objections, "My view of this now is doctors' opinions are a dime a dozen." pic.twitter.com/keN4DePaXH

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 3, 2020

Might as well inject bleach, right?  And stick black lights in our orifices?  I mean, it's all just opinion, right?

Let's run naked through the nettles, too.  What could that hurt?

Do you think I exaggerate?

“Doctors opinions are a dime a dozen,” the trade adviser continued. “And you’ve got some doctors who say it doesn’t work, you’ve got some doctors who say it does.”

“But it’s not a both sides thing,” Sciutto observed. “There’s a process for approving drugs in this country. There’s a reason the FDA hasn’t approved it. And this hasn’t passed muster so why all the focus on that drug? Why not focus on things that work like remdesivir?”

“Actually, a study that came out just last week showed that hydroxychloroquine works better than remdesivir,” Navarro remarked. “Look, my views on this are well known. I think it’s well known that there’s a difference of opinion on this.”

“The science on this is pretty simple,” he continued. “If you administer this drug in early treatment under the advice of a physician, number one, it’s unlikely to hurt you at all. It’s a drug that’s been used for over 60 years. And, two, it’s likely to help you.”

Penicillin is a drug that's been used for over 60 years.  But if you have cancer, it isn't likely to help you.  And when somebody tells you a complex subject is "pretty simple," guard your money and run away.  He's either a thief or a fool.

He also wasn't through:

“We’ve got a great negotiating team,” Navarro insisted. “I think what’s important to understand is President Donald Trump is a working class president and cares deeply about the people of America, particularly who work with their hands who are now on the unemployment lines.”

Hand Donald Trump a shovel and see if he knows how to use it.  I have three graduate degrees and work from my computer teaching college, and I'm stlll closer to "working class" than he's ever been.