Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson unleashes bizarre rants about the Covid pandemic, claiming it was “pre-planned” by unnamed elites with the aim of taking away human rights
- The Republican senator spoke with Fox host Maria Bartiromo on Friday about the pandemic and vaccines
- Johnson began ranting, claiming the Covid-19 pandemic was orchestrated by “elites”.
- He claimed the pandemic was part of a plan to deprive Americans of their freedom
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson has unleashed a bizarre tirade during his appearance on Fox News, claiming the Covid pandemic was “pre-planned” by unnamed elites.
The Republican appeared on the news channel alongside host Maria Bartiromo and spoke about the pandemic and vaccines.
During the interview, Johnson wildly claimed that the pandemic was planned as part of an ongoing plan to deprive Americans of their freedom.
The 68-year-old said: “We are walking a very dangerous path that has been charted and planned by an elite group of people who want to take total control of our lives.”
“They’re doing it piece by piece.” They really run the risk of taking away all of our sovereignty. But people need to be aware of the dangers of the moment.”
The Republican senator spoke to Fox presenter Maria Bartiromo about the pandemic and vaccines on Friday
He said, “The doctors I deal with believe that hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost their lives because they were denied early treatment.”
“They were denied approval because the FDA sabotaged ivermectin and said, ‘Come on, you’re not a cow, you’re not a horse.'”
“This was a noble, award-winning drug that could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.”
Johnson continued, “This is all planned in advance by an elite group.” This is very concerning in terms of what happened, what is happening and what is further planned for our loss of freedom.
“It needs to be disclosed but unfortunately there are very few people in Congress who are willing to look at this, they all pushed for a vaccine.”
“So many people just don’t want to admit they were wrong and they will do anything to make sure they are not wrong.
“We’re dealing with a very powerful group of people here, Maria.”
Following his Fox interview, Johnson claimed on his Twitter page that the FDA had “tacitly” approved the use of ivermectin.
Senator Johnson attends a Republican caucus luncheon at the Hart Senate Office Building on October 23, 2020
Ivermectin rose to prominence during the Covid pandemic as fringe physicians claimed it could be an appropriate treatment and even a vaccine alternative despite a lack of credible evidence
Johnson was referring to an ongoing legal battle between the FDA and three doctors who accuse the agency of jeopardizing their right to prescribe ivermectin to treat Covid.
The FDA has not approved the drug to fight Covid-19 but acknowledged doctors have the power to prescribe it if they wish.
During the pandemic, the senator had been touting ivermectin as a treatment for Covid in several podcasts and radio appearances.
At the time, Johnson advocated the use of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin as treatments.
Ivermectin is commonly used to deworm farm animals and is approved for use in humans to treat parasitic infections.
The drug became popular among conservatives after commentators touted the antiparasitic as a miracle cure for coronavirus and other diseases.
The Food and Drug Administration has not approved it to treat COVID-19 and warns that misusing ivermectin can be harmful or even fatal.