US scientists rebuke Trump over coronavirus response and other affronts
by Emily Holden in Washington from Science | The Guardian on (#55XJ7)
- Members of National Academy of Sciences sign open letter
- News comes as White House seeks to block funding for testing
More than 1,200 members of the US National Academy of Sciences have rebuked Donald Trump's denigration of scientific expertise", an unusual move for a community which has historically avoided the political sphere.
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