Trump promotes hydroxychloroquine as a potential "game changer," overstating its approval and eviden

At a White House briefing, Trump touted the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible coronavirus treatment, calling it a potential "game changer" and stating the drugs were "essentially approved for prescribed use" and would be "available almost immediately." FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, standing nearby, clarified the same day that the products still had to be shown "safe and effective" and had not been approved for COVID-19. The next day Dr. Anthony Fauci publicly cautioned that the supporting evidence was "anecdotal." Public-health reporting characterized Trump's promotion of the unproven drug against expert warnings as a significant instance of medical misinformation, and prescriptions surged after his remarks.

"I think it could be a game changer. And maybe not. Maybe not, but I think it could be" Quote verified against source