U.S President Donald Trump released a video on Wednesday saying that catching coronavirus was a “blessing from God”. It helped him in experiencing the experimental treatments that he vowed would become free for all Americans.
Trump, after his release from Walter Reed military hospital, shared his experience of treatment and journey of his recovery so far.
“I think this was a blessing from God that I caught it. This was a blessing in disguise,” Trump said, adding that his use of the medication from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc had allowed him to experience first-hand how effective it could be.Trump, who has been widely criticized for a slow response to the pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans and putting his own staff at risk by discouraging the use of masks in the White House and on the campaign trail, also cited similar medication from Eli Lilly and Co.
Commenting on the drug, he said: “I spent four days there (in hospital) and I wasn’t feeling so hot and within a very short period of time they gave me Regeneron. It was like, unbelievable. I felt good. Immediately. I felt as good, three days ago as I do now.”
“I want to get for you what I got. And I’m going to make it free,” Trump said, at one point calling the unapproved medicine a “cure.”
The White House assures president is back at the Oval office on Wednesday, being briefed about the economic stimulus and Hurricane Delta.
Despite his illness, Trump has been looking for ways to get his election message out and cut into Biden’s lead in battleground states, advisers said. His video message appeared to be a step in that direction.
