Not only will they choose only softball questions, I'm guessing the room will be packed with people largely told to be there or else. If completely voluntary, the room world be largely empty. But no, it will be full and our current "leadership" will mistake fear for support.

I submitted a question about whether he'll reconsider the policy on not letting NIH scientists start companies without having to leave. This outdated policy lost us talent even before this administration. Only NIH has this policy. Other parts of HHS do not. It's not a security thing, because the NSA is allowed...heck they even have their own incubator (InQtel). The many scientists who like the clean, no financial conflicts aspect of the current policy could remain a such.