Trump Shrugs Off QAnon Claims About COVID Vaccines

Newsweek reports:

Former President Donald Trump has dismissed claims that COVID-19 vaccines are broadly unsafe while asserting that his own role in the development of the vaccines may have saved 100 million lives.

Trump touted the effectiveness of Operation Warp Speed, his administration’s program to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, during a Monday interview on the conservative podcast The Water Cooler.

“I was able to get something approved that, you know, that has proven to have saved a lot of lives,” Trump said, ignoring Brody’s request to weigh in on the anti-vaccine narrative. “Some people say that I saved 100 million lives worldwide.”

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Trump suggested that he saved 100 million by pushing the development of the vaccines, arguing that some were calling it “the greatest thing that ever happened.” https://t.co/YJwdDj3jpg

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 17, 2023

NEW: When asked if he has concerns about the safety of Covid Vaccines, President Trump tells me, “Well, I always do, but you have to understand. There are the pros and cons…I never demanded anybody use it. I never had a mandate. And I think that’s very important to know.” pic.twitter.com/P2Aic1Xezz

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) January 17, 2023