Donald Trump Has Stake In Hydroxychloroquine Drugmaker: Report

Why are you saying he does not seem finacially motivated?

What are you basing this on?

The article is just stating the facts how is that detracting from anything?

Any other President would be called out for touting a product they got any profit from especially at a time like this.

 

Another article I saw said his "small" interest was $3k. There does seem to be something unnatural about his interest in this particular drug. But, I don't think this small financial interest they've identified is the motive. Even if he quadruples his money, it's still a rounding error.

 

I think If you only focus on his stake in the company you are missing a lot.

It's more than unnatural that he continues to push this product IMO.

What about other family members?

My theory of the case is that him and everybody in his orbit are now trying to cash out because they all know it's very likely he gets voted out.

I don't think this is last of stuff like this coming out.

 

What Trump is doing is really simple. He wanted to be more upbeat, heard about the French doctors comments and decided to pass them along at a press conference.

Rather than retract his comments when experts spoke out against what he said, he has decided he will ride with this drug until the end? Why, he has little to lose... he has already been ridiculed for it, so on the off chance it pays off he profits.

He has done this before and it plays well with some people because it makes him look decisive and a fighter.

Should the President of the United States be this reckless? No not at all, but this particular issue isn’t going to sink him if he can regularly violate the constitution and survive.

 

I dunno he is historically known as the world biggest cheapskate.... but you are certainly right here about his motivations. I've said multiple times what I think his motivations are so it doesn't need to be repeated, but I do think since Trump has not divested himself or released his taxes, he opens himself up to necessary scrutiny in these types of situations. It's his fault this is even considered as a motive.

But no... his motive is likely him wanting to be in the prediction business so he can claim to be Nostradamus, and further solidify his diehard support with the evangelicals who truly believe he is chosen by God to lead Christians through the end times (this is not hyperbole fyi).

Namely... it's political and pure narcissism at the highest level.

 

Keep in mind this is the guy who claims that he knew about the 9/11 attacks and warned about it happening months before it happened. ONLY Trump knew.

Trump has always been in this business of setting up and claiming post event clairvoyance. This claim to know about a miracle cure months or years ahead of the real professionals is right in line with who he has been his entire life.

If it turns out that mar1juana is the actual cure to Covid 19, I bet you 1000 dollars now that Trump will claim that ONLY he knew that weed was the cure.

 

Based on the size of his financial stake - it's so small it's not worth mentioning. Anyone owning a MSCI world index fund or who has a pension fund probably owns a bit of Sanofi too, doesn't mean they will be financially motivated to promote Sanofi - as a % of the person's overall wealth it's insignificant.

His touting of the drug is really weird, but he's a weird dude, my best guess it's politics - to sell hope and divert attention from his failure in managing the virus so far.

 

Its incredible how badly the left wants Hydroxychloroquine to fail and not save lives.

 

You are a liar. Look at how many times I have said that I hope that Hydroxychloroquine is a legit cure. That is completely out of line as an attack. Critiquing what Trump is doing with his claimed clairvoyance of a miracle drug is NOT the same as hoping AGAINST a cure.

I have friends with Covid. I have family members who are at high risk if they catch this. OF COURSE I would love for ANY DRUG to be a cure.

Seriously... from the bottom of my heart.... F$CK you.

 

I dont think this is about money for Trump.

Trumps entire political shtick has always been about selling you the idea that he has simple cure for whatever ails you. Actually curing you is not something he has ever cared about.

Quoted from a blog post by someone who does clinical trials for a living from a magazine called Science Translatonal Medicine:

Tijuana is full of "cancer clinics" getting rich selling disproven "cures" that looked exciting in one study which were later disproven. A drowning man will grasp at the blade of a sword.

 

Is there no other way that he can benefit other than this particular stake?

I am not basing what his motivations only on this, it's his history before and after he became president.

I don't see how he benefits from it politically because if people die from this drug or get hurt he has to take the blame.

I don't see how touting this drug diverts attention.

 

Yes. He is in the "Only I" business. He always has done this because he is a self absorbed narcissist above all else. It does not matter the subject, he will always say he knows above everyone else no matter how credible they are, and he will always revise history to say that only he knew what would have happened.

This isn't that complicated if you know how Trump has played the character of the Oracle on basically every memorable historical event.

 

Not saying he isn't financially motivated here, only that they haven't found it. Aside from the small stake, they've insinuated he might know people who might be vested but don't have anything very concrete.

If my doctor tells me to take it, I'll take it.

 

I totally agree with that but I think 80% of what Trump does is financially motivated.

To what degree will be astounding once everything comes to light.

 

It’s incredible how badly the right wants to push the use of Hydroxychloroquine even if it kills or maims people all to support Donald Trump.

 

That was as of May last year. Knowing Trump he'll try his best to get in on this. By hook or by crook.

 

https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-h...use-01306286-0bbc-4042-9bfe-890413c6220d.html

The push seems to come from Navarro, who was the same person that warned the WH in Jan. about the impact of the pandemic and was right. There's been several doctors who've said they've seen positive results and I've only seen one interview with a doctor who cautioned against it because it could cause arrhythmia in a small percentage of patients. This doctor was not treating Corona Virus patients.

 

...I'm betting the Donald decides to go with the "crook" angle...