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Alex Azar
Where Things Stand: The Sycophancy Continues Prime Badge
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03.13.20 | 12:37 pm

Members of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force are increasingly adopting a new default when they don’t have a satisfying answer to inquiries about COVID-19: Awkwardly pivot to praise President Trump.

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As Public Health Officials Call For An Emergency Declaration, Trump Resists Prime Badge
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03.12.20 | 1:40 pm
Azar Gives Strangely Fawning Statement On Trump’s ‘Prescient’ Actions, ‘Powerful’ Remarks
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03.12.20 | 11:25 am
Minimizing Coronavirus Risk, Trump Compares Disease (Again) To Seasonal Flu
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03.09.20 | 11:57 am
NYT: Trump Shouted At Azar Over Administration’s Initial Messaging On Coronavirus
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03.07.20 | 6:29 pm
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 27: HHS Secretary Alex Azar, testifies during the House Ways and Committee hearing on the Health and Human Services FY2021 budget in Longworth Building on Thursday, February 27, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 27: HHS Secretary Alex Azar, testifies during the House Ways and Committee hearing on the Health and Human Services FY2021 budget in Longworth Building on Thursday, February 27, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
The Best Way To Keep Big Pharma Interests Out Of Coronavirus Response Is To Ditch Azar
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03.04.20 | 4:02 pm
Azar Apologizes For Coronavirus Report Error: ‘It’s A Very Fast Moving Situation’
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03.01.20 | 12:37 pm
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 26, 2020: Alex Azar, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, speaking at a press conference about the Coronavirus. WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 26, 2020: Alex Azar, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, speaking at a press conference about the Coronavirus.
Azar Ordered Probe Of Coronavirus Whistleblower Claim, ‘Will Never Tolerate’ Retaliation
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02.28.20 | 4:48 pm
U.S. President Donald J. Trump greets Alex Azar at his swearing-in ceremony to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services at The White House in Washington, DC, January 29, 2018. Credit: Chris Kleponis / Polaris U.S. President Donald J. Trump greets Alex Azar at his swearing-in ceremony to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services at The White House in Washington, DC, January 29, 2018. Credit: Chris Kleponis / Polaris
Whistleblower Claims Retaliation After Alleging Reckless Coronavirus Response
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02.27.20 | 5:19 pm
Trump Picking Pence For Coronavirus Response Reportedly Shocked Health Secretary
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02.27.20 | 11:07 am