(NPR) Ousted Scientist Says His Pandemic Warnings Were Dismissed As 'Commotion'

Ousted Scientist Says His Pandemic Warnings Were Dismissed As 'Commotion'

Richard Bright arrives to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on Thursday.



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Ousted Scientist Says His Pandemic Warnings Were Dismissed As 'Commotion'

Rick Bright, who filed a whistleblower complaint after being removed from his post working on the coronavirus, said in a hearing Thursday alarms about supply shortages went unheeded. The White House called him "disgruntled."