What motivated Trump to take anti-malarial drugs 3
US President Donald Trump suddenly revealed on May 18 that he had used hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that he once praised as a `gift from God` to fight Covid-19.
The reporter present at the meeting seemed surprised.
Meanwhile, experts quickly expressed concern, pointing out that using this drug is `extremely dangerous` and even considered this `crazy`.
President Donald Trump at a press conference in the White House Rose Garden on May 11.
Michael Kruse, editor of Politico, said that people should not be surprised by this, because this is just Trump’s familiar way of doing things.
However, Politico’s editor also said that Trump’s surprise announcement best revealed his long-standing aversion to science.
`He thinks he’s the smartest person on the planet. He really thinks so,` Bruce Nobles, former president of Trump Shuttle airlines, said on May 19.
`It’s like when he used a Sharpie pen to write on a storm map,` said Barbara Res, former vice president of the Trump Organization, referring to Mr. Trump using a marker to change the storm’s path on the map.
Sam Nunberg, Mr. Trump’s former political advisor, shared that the US President always wants to prove himself right when people say he is wrong.
`It only takes an hour and a half to learn everything there is to know about missiles. I think I have most of the knowledge about it,` Trump told a reporter in 1984 when expressing his desire to negotiate with the Soviet Union about
Even though he is the owner of the New Jersey Generals club of the American Football League (USFL), Trump did not know if the ball was inflated or stuffed with anything inside, according to a club official from Michigan.
In 1986, Trump also wanted to move the tournament to the fall instead of the spring as before to compete directly with the more famous and historic `big guy` National Football League (NFL).
A few years later, ignoring the dissuasion of his two closest lawyers, Trump raised capital of up to $365 million to buy Eastern Airlines Shuttle, then changed its name to Trump Shuttle.
During the 1980s-1990s, Trump also ignored the advice of outside analysts like Marvin Roffman, internal consultants, and executives who thought he was growing his business too much, too much.
Trump always wants to do what he wants.
Even though he suffered many failures in the above deals, Trump still did not change his mind and did not stop, according to Michael Kruse.
`It worked for him. You can’t argue with this man’s success,` Nobles said.
Ultimately, all the attention turned Trump into a reality TV star, creating a political turning point and propelling him to the Oval Office.
Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Frank Lorenzo, owner of Eastern Airlines Shuttle in New York, in October 1988.
When he became President, Trump often mentioned his intelligence and wisdom.
`It may or may not work. But if it doesn’t, you won’t get sick or die. This is a drug that has been used for 30-40 years to treat malaria, lupus erythematosus, and even
People who have known the US President for a long time also have mixed opinions about whether Trump really uses anti-malaria drugs as he claims.
`There’s no such possibility. I don’t think he let himself become a ‘guinea pig’ to any potential danger. He wanted people to think he used and believed everything he said was true. That’s it.`
However, Louise Sunshine, a former vice president of the Trump Organization and someone who has known Trump for 50 years, believes he actually used hydroxychloroquine.
Trump on May 20 said he would stop taking hydroxychloroquine, after receiving much criticism.
`One is to distract public opinion. Two, he is a reckless person, always trying to control the things he cannot control, which is nCoV and its economic impact,` O’Brien said.
