Peter Navarro Gives CNN's Berman a Hydroxychloroquine Homework Assignment

[pjcomix]

CNN, along with MSNBC, remains one of the media bastions still remaining hostile toward the use of hydroxychloroquine. One big reason for this hostility is that President Donald Trump has been publicizing its use in the treatment of coronavirus. Therefore if the Orange Man thinks it is good, then CNN (and MSNBC) automatically think it is bad.

An example of this attitude came on Monday when New Day anchor John Berman got into an argument with the Director of the  White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Peter Navarro. Berman's ire was raised by Navarro's defense of the hydroxychloroquine treatment.

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2020/04/07/peter-navarro-gives-cnns-berman-hydroxychloroquine-homework

[PeteS in CA]

Berman was less than truthful:

JOHN BERMAN: I have spoken to Dr. Rob Gore who is on the front lines treating patients inside a hospital in Brooklyn and as you said, yes, they are giving patients hydroxychloroquine. When I asked him whether it works, he says, "We don't know." They simply don't know.

BERMAN: Hey, have you been using Hydroxychloroquine with your patients and how has it been working for you?

DR. ROB GORE: So I used it last night for the first time. It's been -- some of the internal medicine docs on the floors are starting to recommend that. But I -- it's too early for me to determine if there's going to be any major outcome with using it. ...