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Poll: Trump claims to be taking hydroxychloroquine. Is he lying?

Is Trump lying about taking hydroxychloroquine

  • No. Trump would not lie on such a life and death matter.

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • Yes. Trump lies about everything big and small

    Votes: 45 97.8%
  • Total voters
    46
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Simple question. We all know the side effects of hydroxychloroquine. POTUS found a doctor willing to inject him with this?

IMO if there was an air of truth to this Trump would have to be on his death bed. My guess he is continuing to stir up the crazies protesting and deflect from a lack of test kits and the increasing case and death numbers.

There are some you who think Trump would not lie about matters of life and death.

Which is it?
 
I don't think he is lying on this, but certainly not for the reason stated in the poll. It is a seemingly bold move calculated to shore up his base. OTOH no one but him knows if he is actually taking the pills versus flushing them.

I certainly hope he is taking them-the upside chance (although small) gives me hope.
 
My assumption is that he is lying.
However, I would not rule out his physician giving him a placebo to shut him up so that the physician can go back to watching YouTube clips of how to adjust bike derailers
 
I’m sure the Drs told him they are giving him hydroxychloroquinine but really it’s just watered down to nothing - a homeopathic dose of hydroxychloroquinine if you will.
 
Thump553 said:
I don't think he is lying on this, but certainly not for the reason stated in the poll. It is a seemingly bold move calculated to shore up his base. OTOH no one but him knows if he is actually taking the pills versus flushing them.

I certainly hope he is taking them-the upside chance (although small) gives me hope.
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He doesn't even need to pretend take them to play to his base. All he has to do is lie, they believe him without question. His personal physician could come out and say he hasn't prescribed them and he would claim it's a deep state conspiracy to undermine him and they would believe it.
 
He loves getting his hydroxychloroquine. Every day, the Surgeon General brings him his pill. Sometimes, it's shaped like Barney, sometimes Fred or Wilma. Chewable, too!

Trump wouldn't allow a competent doctor, who wouldn't agree to lie for him, to examine him
 
They are probably giving him a plecabo. Remember the previous WH Doc had the kitchen staff sneak cauliflower into his mashed potatoes in an attempt to improve his diet.
 
I've been thinking about this. I don't understand the motivation here other that to try to save face from earlier missteps. The reality is some rabid supporters of his I know are able to see he's full of shit on this issue (why they can't see he's full of shit nearly always is a question for another lifetime).

The only thing that I can think of is that he's trying to say that we have a treatment and that there is no reason to be afraid. You know, trying to get people to "get back to work".


In the end, I really belive that he's dumb enough to think that this is a prophylaxis. I wouldn't be surprised if he is taking it. We all know he's a scared little man child on the inside. He's walking around without a mask while making those around him get tested daily. He's a coward and is likely doing all sorts of crazy things to not die. He needs to portray strength so that the people in this country that he views as disposable get back to work in order to boost the stock market. In his mind and extra 50000 dead is a small price to pay for some money in his pockets and reelection.

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Don’t agree with the way the poll is worded. Yes I believe he thinks he’s taking the med but his doctor is giving him a placebo. Did he say this to further distract from breaking 1.5 million/90,000 deaths, probably.
 
I seriously doubt any doctor would risk it being discovered that s/he gave Trump a placebo.

I don't really know if Trump is lying. He usually lies so it's quite possible here. Best guess as to the motive is the running speculation that either he or someone he knows is financially benefiting from sales of that drug. So he promotes it by saying he's taking it, which presumably would cause numerous people to ask their doctors for a prescription.
 
I've read, don't now if it's true our not, that he own stock in a company that produces this drug so to me it's not that far fetched to think he'd lie to boost his bottom line.
 
I highly doubt it, he probably just ripped off the lie for a news bite off the cuff. He does that a lot, make shit up on the fly, which sends everybody scrambling to confirm it.
 
Who cares?/This is a useless distraction.

Pompeo is being investigated for an illegal Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia.

Millions of Americans have lost their Health Insurance in the middle of a pandemic.

Millions of Americans are facing financial ruin and Hunger. Politicians of both Parties just gave $trillions to Corps and the Wealthy and are now turning out empty pockets to the People.

Don't Hyper-focus on trivia.
 
Here's a piece of evidence which bears directly on the issue under discussion:


A letter issued by Trump's doctor yesterday. It says "After numerous discussions he [Trump] and I had regarding the evidence for and against the use of hydroxichoroquinine, we concluded the potential benefit from treatment outweighed the relative risks."

OK, that's odd. First and foremost, notice the letter does not say he prescribed it to Trump! Also, what are the odds that Trump had "numerous discussions" with any doctor where they weighed the evidence of efficacy of this drug against the risks? Trump doesn't have the attention span for even one such discussion. Finally, how could any doctor come to the conclusion that the benefits outweigh the risks based on the known efficacy studies and the known adverse effects? Any doctor giving such advise would be guilty of, and likely liable for, professional malpractice.

I stand more firmly convinced after reading this that Trump is not taking it.
 
sandorski said:
Who cares?/This is a useless distraction.

Pompeo is being investigated for an illegal Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia.

Millions of Americans have lost their Health Insurance in the middle of a pandemic.

Millions of Americans are facing financial ruin and Hunger. Politicians of both Parties just gave $trillions to Corps and the Wealthy and are now turning out empty pockets to the People.

Don't Hyper-focus on trivia.
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All of which are being discussed in other active threads.
 
pauldun170 said:
My assumption is that he is lying.
However, I would not rule out his physician giving him a placebo to shut him up so that the physician can go back to watching YouTube clips of how to adjust bike derailers
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Yes, I think it's one of two possibilities:

1--he's outright lying and knows that he isn't taking anything (will fire any physician/staffer with this information that comes forward--which would be a necessary duty because this lie from Trump will literally kill the people that believe he is their Messiah)
2--he believes he is taking it, because he has commanded his physician to administer, but out of responsibility, they are not giving it to him because they know it will make him ill or kill him. he is receiving a plecebo.

...either way, the outcome is the same: Trump is not taking this drug and yet what he is saying will directly lead to people dying. This is all part of what most humans understood about Trump and the danger he represented back in 2015.
 
woolfe9998 said:
All of which are being discussed in other active threads.
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yes, but not on the news.

Yesterday, I saw one local and national mention of Pompeo and the IG firing, but every outlet led with "Breaking News! Trump says he is taking this poison!" It consumed vastly more time, which in itself, is the type of dangerous distraction that Trump wants it to be. I think Trump wants to see these people die, because I don't think he can tolerate a potential situation where one of his supporters ever gets close enough to breath on him. He would literally prefer they die before that happens.

That's exactly who Trump is.
 
Trump has no relationship with the truth.
His cognitive reach tells him 1. They cant verify that and 2. Its to his advantage to say so. The truth never played a role.
 
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zinfamous said:
yes, but not on the news.

Yesterday, I saw one local and national mention of Pompeo and the IG firing, but every outlet led with "Breaking News! Trump says he is taking this poison!" It consumed vastly more time, which in itself, is the type of dangerous distraction that Trump wants it to be. I think Trump wants to see these people die, because I don't think he can tolerate a potential situation where one of his supporters ever gets close enough to breath on him. He would literally prefer they die before that happens.

That's exactly who Trump is.
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It seems to have consumed a good part of 1-2 days news cycle, though today I open CNN.com and there's one article about it and around 50 about other things.

I do agree the media is too easily distracted by things which aren't always the most pressing issues. Especially when it comes to Trump.

However, I don't think that we on P&N needed to be reminded about the low importance of this issue as we seem quite capable of discussing lots of different things simultaneously, from momentous to mundane to ridiculous. I've never been a big fan of "why are we discussing this issue" posts. If one finds a topic too trivial to bother with, the obvious response is to avoid the thread.
 
The creep doesn't know what he's taking, It's probably a sugar pill, and he's downing it with a can of coke.
 
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