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Detroit (D) Rep Karen Whitsett: Trump helped save her life with hydroxychloroquine
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:18 pm
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A State Rep. from Detroit, a Democrat, who tested positive for coronavirus, says hydroxychloroquine, Trump helped save her life
"It has a lot to do with the president ... bringing it up," Rep. Karen Whitsett said.
A State Rep. from Detroit, a Democrat, who tested positive for coronavirus, says hydroxychloroquine, Trump helped save her life
"It has a lot to do with the president ... bringing it up," Rep. Karen Whitsett said.
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LANSING A Democratic state representative from Detroit is crediting hydroxychloroquine — and Republican President Donald Trump who touted the drug — for saving her in her battle with the coronavirus.
State Rep. Karen Whitsett, who learned Monday she has tested positive for COVID-19, said she started taking hydroxychloroquine on March 31, prescribed by her doctor, after both she and her husband sought treatment for a range of symptoms on March 18.
"It was less than two hours" before she started to feel relief, said Whitsett, who had experienced shortness of breath, swollen lymph nodes, and what felt like a sinus infection. She is still experiencing headaches, she said.
Whitsett said she was familiar with "the wonders" of hydroxychloroquine from an earlier bout with Lyme disease, but does not believe she would have thought to ask for it, or her doctor would have prescribed it, had Trump not been touting it as a possible treatment for COVID-19.
Trump, at his daily coronavirus briefings, has repeatedly touted the drug in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, despite criticism from health professionals that it is unproven and potentially dangerous. There have also been complaints that Trump's remarks have resulted in a shortage of the drug for those people who normally use it for its recommended purposes.
But Whitsett said Trump's comments helped in her case.
"It has a lot to do with the president ... bringing it up," Whitsett said. "He is the only person who has the power to make it a priority."
Asked if she thinks Trump may have saved her life, Whitsett said: "Yes, I do," and "I do thank him for that."
Hydroxychloroquine is used to prevent and treat malaria and also used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, among other ailments.
Whitsett said she has been taking it in combination with antibiotics.
Whitsett said her husband works as an engineer at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and the couple believes he was exposed at work. He is still awaiting the results of his COVID-19 test, she said.
She's also lost people close to her through COVID-19 — a fellow Detroit lawmaker and a member of the clergy, among others — and said the entire experience has been scary.
"This is a very uncertain time," she said. "As a lawmaker, I want to be sure, but I'm not always sure."
Among her symptoms was an inability to comfortably bend her head down to look at her phone, she said.
This post was edited on 4/6/20 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:20 pm to TOKEN
oh shite this is going to make the media's head explode.
somehow they'll find a way to spin this against trump.
somehow they'll find a way to spin this against trump.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:21 pm to TOKEN
The smart ones are starting to look for graceful exits.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:21 pm to TOKEN
Won’t save her from Arkancyde though.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:23 pm to TOKEN
I don’t have a clue who saved whose life.
But what a great world it would be if we all listened to others—whether we agreed or not;
if we invited our “adversaries” for dinner and shared cocktails;
and if we respected our differences.
Life is better when we give each other a wink and chew on some jerky.
But what a great world it would be if we all listened to others—whether we agreed or not;
if we invited our “adversaries” for dinner and shared cocktails;
and if we respected our differences.
Life is better when we give each other a wink and chew on some jerky.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:23 pm to CAD703X
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somehow they'll find a way to not report this.
I think that might be closer
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:24 pm to CAD703X
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Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:26 pm to TOKEN
How long before CNN dispatches an assassin to murder her?
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:27 pm to CAD703X
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somehow they'll find a way to spin this against trump
The Orange Bastard brainwashed her and tried to kill her with aquarium cleaner.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:29 pm to CAD703X
A Black woman Democrat from Detroit credits President Trump for saving her life should have been the title of this thread! This is going to kill the left's narrative and potential narratives. MAGA Bitches!
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:30 pm to TOKEN
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State Rep. from Detroit, a Democrat, who tested positive for coronavirus, says hydroxychloroquine, Trump helped save her life "It has a lot to do with the president ... bringing it up," Rep. Karen Whitsett said
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:30 pm to L.A.
My Democrat friends heads are exploding
For real
For real
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:32 pm to TOKEN
Does it look like she may have found her way "off the plantation" so to speak?
Should we ready a coat?
Should we ready a coat?
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:34 pm to Shaft Williams
Grand opening/Grand closing Democrats
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