Dr. Drew Pinsky compares L.A. health crisis to Third World country: 'This is medieval'

'No city on Earth tolerates this. The entire population is at risk'

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times - Saturday, June 1, 2019

Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky said Thursday that the city of Los Angeles is comparable to a Third World country because of its public health problems and lack of sanitation.

“This is unbelievable. I can’t believe I live in a city where — this is not Third World, Laura, this is medieval,” Dr. Pinsky told Fox News host Laura Ingraham on “The Ingraham Angle.”

“Third World countries are insulted if they are accused of being like this. No city on Earth tolerates this. The entire population is at risk,” he said.

Dr. Pinsky’s criticism followed news Thursday that a Los Angeles police detective had been diagnosed with typhoid fever, a rare bacterial infection typically spread through contaminated food or water. At least five other officers who work in the same Central Division station are showing symptoms of the same dangerous illness..........To Read More....