In the least surprising story of the day, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R — Chucky Cheese Ball Pit) has announced that he and his doctor are “all in” for starting treatment with hydroxychloroquine.
From the Houston Chronicle:
Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert, a mask skeptic who tested positive for the coronavirus Wedneday as he was pre-screened to join President Donald Trump on a visit to Midland, told Fox News that he plans to take the controversial anti-malaria drug that medical experts have warned against for its health risks.
“My doctor and I are all in,” Gohmert told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “That will start in a day or two.”
Trump and other Republicans like Gohmert have touted the drug, though evidence continues to accumulate of its serious side effects and ineffectiveness treating the new coronavirus. The Food and Drug Administration has cautioned against using the drug and last month revoked its emergency use authorization for it, saying the potential, unproven benefit isn’t worth the risk.
No immediate comment whether he would continue with his long-standing paste-eating regimen.