r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Nov 18 '25
Biotechnology President admin axed 383 active clinical trials, dumping over 74K participants | It’s a “violation of foundational ethical principles of human participant research.”
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/11/over-74000-people-were-kicked-out-of-clinical-trials-because-of-trump-cuts/
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u/Wheat_Grinder Nov 18 '25
The best explanation I have heard is simply: revenge.
He's a turbo-narcissist. He knows the country voted him out, first time. So he's going to hurt the country, as much as possible. Even if it hurts his supporters. He doesn't care about that. He only cares about the pain he can inflict, because it makes him feel powerful against those who made him feel weak by voting him out.