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Updated April 9, 2026 11:55 PM

Trump turns his experimental treatment into another self-promotion stunt

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The president’s handling of his COVID treatment kept blurring the line between medicine and campaign spectacle. Instead of calming nerves, the rollout invited more questions about judgment, transparency, and whether the White House was using illness as branding.

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April 9, 2026 11:55 PM

Trump turns his experimental treatment into another self-promotion stunt

★★★☆☆Fuckup rating 3/5

The president’s handling of his COVID treatment kept blurring the line between medicine and campaign spectacle. Instead of calming nerves, the rollout invited more questions about judgment, transparency, and whether the White House was using illness as branding.