Brave Texas doc defies furious protest to treat Ebola-stricken victims. PLUS: Is EBOLA the new BUBONIC PLAGUE ?!
A stunning act of selflessness by a Texas doctor treating Ebola victims in Liberia has touched off a furious protest on social media by frightened Americans.
Fort Worth’s Dr. Kent Brantly, 33, was treating victims of the disease in the stricken West African nation when he was infected. But he turned down a potentially life-saving serum, insisting it go to a fellow relief worker, Nancy Writebol, after she was infected as well.
As their lives hung in the balance, their return to the U.S. for treatment sparked outrage from those who feared Brantly might bring the killer disease back home with him.
Real estate mogul Donald Trump tweeted: “Ebola patient will be brought to the U.S. in a few days – now I know for sure that our leaders are incompetent.