WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is calling on drug companies to prove the success of their medicines related to COVID-19 in order to stem what he characterized as turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the issue.

The request from the president inserts new questions about his beliefs on the COVID-19 vaccines he once hailed in his first term and comes just days after the firing of the CDC director caused a firestorm, including pushback from some who formerly held the role.

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President Donald Trump is calling on drug companies to prove the success of their products related to COVID-19 in order to stem what he characterized as turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the issue

The request from the president inserts new q

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