Rick Bright is facing attacks from Republicans across Washington, but his opponents can’t seem to land a punch
WASHINGTON — It may have been Rick Bright’s best day in two months.
The ousted vaccine expert, fired from his post atop the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority in April, was called to testify before Congress about the whistleblower complaint he recently filed against the Trump administration. And in more than three hours of grilling, Bright calmly denounced the Trump administration and deftly parried attacks from Republicans, leaving him looking like the even-keeled scientist his allies insist he is.
