Sen. Ron Johnson invites AIDS-denying anti-vaxxer to testify on COVID

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Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, has invited a physician known for opposing vaccines and promoting hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 to testify before the Senate on the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday.

Dr. Jane Orient “will be the lead witness at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Tuesday, prompting criticism from Democrats who say Republicans should not give a platform to someone who spreads conspiracy theories,” The New York Times reports.

She is the head of two fringe medical groups, the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons and Doctors for Disaster Preparedness. Continue reading.