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Trump Dismisses Top Scientist Rick Bright As 'Disgruntled Employee'

By Scott Detrow
Published May 6, 2020 at 4:26 PM MDT
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In a whistleblower complaint, Bright alleges he was removed from his post for failing to go along with the president's push to promote a drug as a cure for COVID-19.

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Scott Detrow
Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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