I think there might have been a holdup, but we broke the logjam over the last week. I think that there are people in the FDA, and actually in your larger department, that can see things being held up and wouldn't mind so much, it's my opinion, a very strong opinion. And that's for political reasons. This has nothing to do with politics, this has to do with life or death.
Donald Trump: “I think there might have been a holdup, but we broke the logjam over the last week. I think that there are people in the…”
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Trump suggests that political reasons may have delayed the emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma.
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