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If the coronavirus pandemic has proved anything it is that most Americans and their leaders are more concerned with their safety than with preserving their freedom. Six months into the coronavirus era, most, though not all Americans may be willing to continue granting extraordinary powers to the government to deal with a threat to public…

The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, August 16, 2020, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb. He's in Westport, Connecticut, this morning. Good morning to you, Doctor. Good to have you back. DR. SCOTT GOTTLIEB: Good morning.MARGARET…

Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday urged caution about a new study that suggests the coronavirus has mutated, with the new, dominant strain appearing to be even more contagious. "It doesn't prove that this new strain is in fact more infectious," Gottlieb said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." According to researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the new strain of the coronavirus…