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Judi Lynn

(160,655 posts)
Tue May 19, 2020, 04:56 AM May 2020

Pelosi says 'morbidly obese' Trump taking hydroxychloroquine 'not a good idea'

Source: The Hill


BY CRISTINA MARCOS - 05/18/20 09:54 PM EDT

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that it's "not a good idea" for President Trump to be taking hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus.

"I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and in his, shall we say, weight group, morbidly obese, they say," Pelosi said during an appearance on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360."

"So, I think that it's not a good idea," she said.

Trump said earlier in the day that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine, which is used to treat malaria, for the past week and a half after one of his personal valets tested positive for the coronavirus.

Trump has repeatedly touted the drug as a potential coronavirus cure or preventative measure over the past two months, despite the lack of evidence that it's effective against the disease.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/498435-pelosi-says-that-trump-taking-hydroxychloroquine-is-not-a-good-idea

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Pelosi says 'morbidly obese' Trump taking hydroxychloroquine 'not a good idea' (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2020 OP
Disagree quakerboy May 2020 #1
You beat me to the post! I agree it's a good idea. raccoon May 2020 #2
Yes. He's claiming it to look zentrum May 2020 #17
If the Honorable Speaker says, "Don't take it." The Don will double down. TexasProgresive May 2020 #12
Maybe. quakerboy May 2020 #21
Add Hilary and it will be a trifecta! TexasProgresive May 2020 #22
I Agree with Your Disagreement Joe Mauriceovich May 2020 #24
Who's fatter, William Howard Taft or Donald Trump? tclambert May 2020 #3
I think Trump's a few Mig Macs away from Taft. But he's working on it. dem4decades May 2020 #4
I wonder if tRUMP ever got stuck in a bathtub? CountAllVotes May 2020 #6
Taft v. tRUMP CountAllVotes May 2020 #5
If donald dump sees that side by side...... wolfie001 May 2020 #11
awwwwwwww CountAllVotes May 2020 #20
Taft at least wore it better. No big 2nd story overhang like Trumps! machoneman May 2020 #18
She knows Trump will do the opposite of whatever DeminPennswoods May 2020 #7
Alicia Machado is laughing somewhere BeyondGeography May 2020 #8
That's Better ProfessorGAC May 2020 #9
+1. For decades Republicans have waged all-out war on Democrats dalton99a May 2020 #16
Oh my... Hav May 2020 #10
Oh my, Nancy can certainly throw the shade! Tracer May 2020 #13
Possibly duplicate of pre-existing post in LBN column Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #14
Yeah, it's probably not a good idea for Mine-Mine Teletubby to ingest anything other than... Hugin May 2020 #15
So, what's his tweet (or a dozen) in reply? Can't wait............. machoneman May 2020 #19
he is NOT llashram May 2020 #23

quakerboy

(13,923 posts)
1. Disagree
Tue May 19, 2020, 05:22 AM
May 2020

It sounds like a great idea to me. Really, its all about dosage, though. Lets take "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" literally. A Pound of prevention would then be worth 16 pounds of cure. I figure trump at around 325. So that means he needs about 20 lbs of preventative Hydroxychlorquine. ASAP.

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
17. Yes. He's claiming it to look
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:51 AM
May 2020

.....macho. "I ain't afraid of no science!" And to induce investors to back stock in this dodgy substance.

Like always, it's all a con.

 

Joe Mauriceovich

(52 posts)
24. I Agree with Your Disagreement
Tue May 19, 2020, 01:20 PM
May 2020

Also, in order to maximize the drug's effectiveness, Trump should double his intake of saturated fats. Many doctors also recommend the smoking of tobacco.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)
3. Who's fatter, William Howard Taft or Donald Trump?
Tue May 19, 2020, 05:57 AM
May 2020

This is for the record as heaviest President. Taft was shorter, supposedly, at 6 feet tall, or maybe only 5' 11". Trump claims to be 6' 3", but looks shorter than people who are 6' 1". Taft sometimes posed with his big belly on prominent display. Trump likes to lean forward to hide his fat belly. If he stood straight, his belly might look as massive as Taft's.

I think it's too close to call.

ProfessorGAC

(65,279 posts)
9. That's Better
Tue May 19, 2020, 07:27 AM
May 2020

Ms. Pelosi getting much closer to bare knuckles with this.
I'm a proponent of dumping the "we go high" philosophy.
Time to turn the tables, & start owning the cons!

Hav

(5,969 posts)
10. Oh my...
Tue May 19, 2020, 07:39 AM
May 2020

Morbidly obese they say? Can't wait for Trump's reaction. Pelosi is such a master at dealing with this fool.

Tracer

(2,769 posts)
13. Oh my, Nancy can certainly throw the shade!
Tue May 19, 2020, 08:10 AM
May 2020

All the while expressing concern for IQ45's health.

Well done Nancy!

Hugin

(33,222 posts)
15. Yeah, it's probably not a good idea for Mine-Mine Teletubby to ingest anything other than...
Tue May 19, 2020, 08:38 AM
May 2020

it's accustomed adderall snort and pails of congealed fast food grease.

However, have faith that everything the Orange Blunder touches will go to crap.

machoneman

(4,016 posts)
19. So, what's his tweet (or a dozen) in reply? Can't wait.............
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:28 AM
May 2020

Love it all. Now watch as all the elected Republiscums scream in unison for her head. And this from a president (small p for effect!) who had vilified all the senior R-Scums with silly and derogatory names, let alone the Democrats he hates.

Better in the original German:

Was gut für die Gans ist, ist gut für den Betrachter!

What's good for the goose is good for the gander!

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