After announcing that he was taking hydroxychloroquine, a medicine used to treat malaria that has been ruled unsafe and too dangerous to even continue trials as a treatment for COVID-19, Trump pondered aloud whether he should begin taking another drug during Tuesday’s press conference on the coronavirus.
Trump muses about using insulin just for fun pic.twitter.com/PWvEhEcmTM
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 26, 2020
Apropos of absolutely nothing other than an announcement that the government is pressing drug companies to lower the price of insulin for those with diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, Trump asked the group of reporters if he should start taking insulin.
“I don’t take insulin. Should I be? I never thought about it.”
Trump says he's no longer taking hydroxychloroquine. https://t.co/OfODFU9NWW
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) May 26, 2020
Insulin is a life-saving drug for those with diabetes and is prescribed by medical physicians to control glucose levels in their patients. It is not a drug to be taken casually, as it can dangerously reduce blood sugar levels when taken by someone without diabetes. Trump, who insists he is the healthiest president ever to sit in the White House, has never announced having been diagnosed with diabetes or insulin-resistance of any kind.
Trump is toying with resuming nuclear testing, the Kremlin is poised to take advantage.
An infectious disease specialist for the Russian Health Ministry said Trump must really be taking hydroxychloroquine, since it’s known to cause psychotic side effects.https://t.co/4sHTMOJQ2H
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) May 23, 2020
The question follows an announcement by Trump that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, which the World Health Organization (WHO) recently stopped testing in clinical trials due to the dangerous side effects of the drug, including arrhythmia and death.
‘The decision was made after an observational study published Friday in the medical journal The Lancet described how seriously ill Covid-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were more likely to die.’
BREAKING: : WHO suspends clinical trial of Hydroxychloroquine, drug touted by Trump as 'coronavirus cure,' over allegations of safety fearshttps://t.co/Rj8GTvd95o
— The HighWire (@HighWireTalk) May 25, 2020
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