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I wonder what the White House doctor explains to Trump (Original Post) Chainfire May 2020 OP
Bingo! leftieNanner May 2020 #1
My daughter and myself believe the doctor, to protect himself, is giving sugar pills to Trump katmondoo May 2020 #2
I pondered that.... paleotn May 2020 #3
His doctor's letter does not specifically say he prescribed the drug or is monitoring it. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #7
Thanks for the laugh oldtime dfl_er May 2020 #4
"I know this looks like a tic-tac Sir, but . . ." gratuitous May 2020 #5
Doc had to either give it to him, or risk Trump buying "black-tar hydroxychloroquine" on the street. sop May 2020 #6
Not good quality control. Some of them are 'W'. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #8

paleotn

(17,781 posts)
3. I pondered that....
Tue May 19, 2020, 07:14 PM
May 2020

and ran it by my in house medical expert, since I'm a numbers guy and fully embrace my limitations.

Me: Wouldn't it be better to give him a placebo and just say it's hydroxychloroquine?

Expert: It's highly unethical to intentionally lie to a patient even it it seems to be in the patient's best interest.

Me: OK, then the white house doc is giving him the real thing?

Expert: Not only no, but hell no. Not with his age and physical condition. No white house doc wants to be the one who actually killed a sitting president, no matter how loathsome he is.

Her opinion is he's lying out of his ass again.....Imagine!

keithbvadu2

(36,369 posts)
7. His doctor's letter does not specifically say he prescribed the drug or is monitoring it.
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:39 PM
May 2020

They 'discussed' it.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
5. "I know this looks like a tic-tac Sir, but . . ."
Tue May 19, 2020, 07:16 PM
May 2020

Yeah, the ethical questions really crowd in when the patient is the President, and he's world-renowned for being a liar.

sop

(9,946 posts)
6. Doc had to either give it to him, or risk Trump buying "black-tar hydroxychloroquine" on the street.
Tue May 19, 2020, 07:39 PM
May 2020

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