The Coronavirus Snake Oil Salesman

Welcome to the NFN Radio News Podcast, brought to you by Not Fake News.biz. I’m your host, Bob Gatty, founder and editor of Not Fake News.President Trump keeps pitching a drug commonly used for malaria and other purposes as a miracle cure for the coronavirus. It’s called hydroxychloroquine, and it’s manufactured by a company in which Trump and his family trusts reportedly own stock, and in which some of his contributors have substantial financial interests.Trump keeps saying that he’s no doctor, but people should try this drug. What do they have to lose? He asks.Aside from the fact that people could die from its side effects under certain circumstances, all these financial connections seems to raise substantial conflict of interest questions, at least in my view.Take a listen to The Coronavirus Snake Oil Salesman from Not Fake News.biz.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support.