Trump says taking hydroxychloroquine as hedge against coronavirus; calls WHO 'puppet of China'

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WASHINGTON (REUTERS, AFP) - US President Donald Trump said on Monday (May 18) he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug that he has touted despite medical warnings about its use, as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug that he has touted despite medical warnings about its use, as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus.Trump made the disclosure during a question-and-answer session with reporters during a meeting with restaurant executives about the impact of the virus.

Trump, 73, who is tested daily for the virus, said he had asked the White House physician if it was OK to take the drug, and the doctor told him,"well, if you'd like it." Fox News Channel, immediately after Trump's remarks, interviewed Dr Bob Lahita, who cautioned people not to take hydroxychloroquine.Trump also attacked the United Nations health body as a Chinese"puppet" on Monday and confirmed he is considering slashing or canceling US support.Trump said the United States pays around US$450 million annually to the World Health Organisation, the largest contribution of any country.

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To continue to prove himself right, trump resort to saying he's self-medicating! ridiculous and dangerous.

old news . sinkies too slow lag by 1mth

It’s always great to watch two giants fight, if one dead the other one would kill u. One coffee shop can charge u however he wants, but two can’t.

We stil hav pple cannot accept china gov is stil same authoritian and governing the countries lik dynasty times.

Please don’t listen to him

So let me get this straight - Trump has been taking a malaria drug to protect him from a virus that is a hoax made up by the democrats to cause him to lose the election?

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