Tucker Carlson slams COVID 'nutcase from Baylor' Peter Hotez for 'discrediting American medicine'
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On Tuesday's “Tucker Carlson Tonight”, host Tucker Carlson criticized Baylor University tropical diseases professor Dr. Peter Hotez for a menagerie of controversial comments and positions, including once telling another network that the Justice Department may need to get involved against people he believes to be spreading “disinformation” about coronavirus.
Carlson said Hotez is one of the chief reasons why many Americans no longer trust medical doctors in the age of coronavirus and are seeking alternative treatments and advice.
"You might notice that a lot of people in your world don't trust doctors these days. That's not a good sign. Probably have people you know, are exploring alternative medical cures right now. Why is that happening? Well, there are a lot of reasons, but Dr. Peter Hotez is definitely one of those reasons," he said.
"Hotez is a pediatrician who spent his life studying tropical parasites. He wouldn't seem to be the obvious go-to guest for cable news bookers looking for someone to speak knowledgeably about COVID… Unfortunately for all of us, as Peter Hotez speaks, he discredits American medicine," Carlson said.