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The first time Trump does anything resembling leading by example he takes an unproven drug (Original Post) Ohioboy May 2020 OP
He keeps saying in public, over and over how much of a teetotaler he is. Jamastiene May 2020 #1
He's lying. He isn't taking it. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #2
That did occur to me Ohioboy May 2020 #4
That is also a possibiltiy and makes sense, but Jamastiene May 2020 #5
Many people say he snorts Adderall. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #6
Those are good questions Ohioboy May 2020 #3
This is encouraging Lowell May 2020 #7
Why would anyone believe he's actually taking it? BannonsLiver May 2020 #8
The Pied Piper Was a Leader Too. n/t. NNadir May 2020 #9
Here is why I don't believe that he is taking it Chainfire May 2020 #10

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
1. He keeps saying in public, over and over how much of a teetotaler he is.
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:14 AM
May 2020

That is bullshit. He is a coke-fiend if I ever saw one. People who go on and on and on about being a teetotaler usually aren't. They are usually the most into drugs of anyone. Trump is a fiend. I know it already, based on how he goes on and on about being a teetotaler AND by how he ACTS.

Why am I the only one not surprised he is taking a drug?

Others take this drug for other medical conditions already. So, it's not like it is totally experimental. It is experimental and not proven to work at all for Covid, but not for other medical conditions.

What doctor gave him the prescription for it is my question and why? It hasn't been proven to work for Covid-19. Some studies so far have found the opposite. So, what doctor gave him the prescription for it and why does that doctor still have a license to practice? That is my question.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
2. He's lying. He isn't taking it.
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:23 AM
May 2020

Trump wanted a magic bullet to make this whole mess go away and take credit for it, so he got all excited about hydroxychloroquine on the basis of an untested and later debunked study. He said he is taking it in order to discredit Dr. Bright and the other doctors and scientists who threw cold water on his efforts to promote it.

Ohioboy

(3,222 posts)
4. That did occur to me
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:25 AM
May 2020

Who knows what is the truth with Trump? You pretty much have to assume he's lying every time he opens his mouth.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
5. That is also a possibiltiy and makes sense, but
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:28 AM
May 2020

it would not surprise me if he was taking various other drugs.

Ohioboy

(3,222 posts)
3. Those are good questions
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:23 AM
May 2020

The doctor would have to know that Trump taking hydroxychloroquine would make others think it was Ok, and that it would give false hope.

Lowell

(1,493 posts)
7. This is encouraging
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:41 AM
May 2020

If, in a day or so, it doesn't work, he can then try his other brilliant idea. Inject himself with Lysol for a few days.

Chainfire

(17,308 posts)
10. Here is why I don't believe that he is taking it
Tue May 19, 2020, 02:40 PM
May 2020

What doctor would take the high risk of giving that medicine to an old, fat man, who was the President of the United States. If Trump had a heart attack within years after administrating the drug the Doc would be accused of killing the Don. I believe that the docs are injecting him with something to keep them off their backs but not what Trump thinks.

When a man acts like a child, he will be treated like one.

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