The Independent reports:
Donald Trump revealed Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug he has pushed for weeks as a treatment for coronavirus — even though he has tested negative and federal health agencies have warned of serious negative side effects
“I take it,” he told reporters. “All I can tell you is, so far, I feel okay. It seems to have an impact,” he said. “Maybe it does, maybe it doesn’t. You’re not going to get sick and die. What have you got to lose?”
Mr Trump said he has taken the drug for “about a week and a half now,” adding: “I take a pill everyday” and has had “zero symptoms.”
LATEST: President Trump says he’s been taking malaria drug hydroxychloroquine pic.twitter.com/9c8kTll593
— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) May 18, 2020
.@jeffmason1: What is the evidence that hydroxychloroquine has a preventative impact?
TRUMP: "Are you ready? Here's my evidence — I get a lot of positive calls about it … what do you have to lose?" pic.twitter.com/51b967dypu
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 18, 2020
Fox News's Neil Cavuto is stunned by Trump's announcement that he's taking hydroxychloroquine: "If you are in a risky population here, and you are taking this as a preventative treatment … it will kill you. I cannot stress enough. This will kill you." pic.twitter.com/e6D5alfAgc
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 18, 2020