Self-Awareness FAIL: Ex NIH Director Francis Collins Tells Stephen Colbert There's A 'Trust Deficit'

Posted • July 17, 2025: One of our memories of former NIH Director Francis Collins came during the Covid era, when he said that vaxxed parents should wear masks at home even though it "seemed weird" (back off, man, he's a scientist). Well, it "seemed weird" because it was anti-science stupidity and that along with many other things destroyed any remaining trust in "public health" officials. More recently we were unlucky enough to bear witness to this from Collins: Disgraced former NIH Director Francis Collins — who famously lied about the COVID lab leak, gain of function research, and tried to censor debate about COVID restrictions — is currently singing a song at an anti-Trump “science” rally at the Lincoln Memorial. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1898077177456762880/vid/avc1/640x360/TpAqvvehG67TrRFn.mp4 —— Collins proved that he's still willing to be shameless on the Colbert show this week when he lectured everybody about a "trust deficit" in the country: Disgraced former NIH Director Francis Collins: We have a “trust deficit” in the country: “People don't know if they can be sure somebody is telling the truth." (…)

• More at: Twitchy - Self-Awareness FAIL: Ex NIH Director Francis Collins Tells Stephen Colbert There's a 'Trust Deficit'
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2025/07/17/ex-nih-director-francis-collins-tells-stephen-colbert-theres-a-trust-deficit-in-the-country-n2415793