Gohmert says he will take hydroxychloroquine as treatment with COVID-19

Rep. Louie GohmertLouis (Louie) Buller Gohmert Gohmert of the Republican Party files resolution that would ban Democratic Party Gaetz says Cheney should be removed or resign when Republican leader Conservatives clash with Cheney for his support of Fauci, Massie’s top challenger MORE (R-Texas) said Wednesday it will take an antimalarial drug that experts have warned does not treat the coronavirus after it tested positive for the virus.

“My doctor and I are all there,” Gohmert said of hydroxychloroquine during an interview Wednesday night with Fox News, according to Newsweek.

“I received a text message from a medical friend who just found out I had it, and the regimen also started: zinc and hydroxychloroquine. And that will start in a day or two, so thank you,” added the congressman. .

Aides to Congress confirmed Wednesday that Gohmert, who has largely chosen not to wear a mask around the Capitol, tested positive for COVID-19.

President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden hits Trump’s ‘law and order’ message: he’s trying to ‘scare the devil’ out of people Pelosi hits Barr after testimony: ‘It was like a blot’ and Trump Schumer’s ‘henchman’: Trump should want COVID-19 deal to aid Republican election opportunities MORE has promoted hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the coronavirus, and recently retweeted a deleted video containing false claims about the pandemic. The video included a doctor who said people do not need to wear masks to prevent the spread of the virus and criticized studies showing that hydroxychloroquine is not effective in treating coronavirus infections, calling the studies “false science.”

Anthony FauciAnthony FauciTrump doubles his hydroxychloroquine consumption, praises the doctor in a viral video Trump questions how Fauci has a high approval rating “but nobody liked it” United | Senate GOP COVID-19 Response Sets Up Battle for Medicaid | Virginia imposes new restrictions in part of the state MORE, a member of the White House coronavirus task force and the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, again stated, in light of the video, that the drug is ineffective in treating COVID-19.

Fauci told MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell on Wednesday that scientific evidence has consistently shown “hydroxychloroquine is not effective in treating coronavirus or COVID-19 disease.”

Trump defended retweeting the video on Wednesday.

“He was very impressed with her and other doctors who were with her,” Trump told reporters, referring to controversial Dr. Stella Immanuel. “I think she made sense, but I don’t know anything about it.”

“With hydroxy, all I want to do is save lives,” added the president. “All I want to do is save lives.”