“Mr. President, that’s not how it works,” Azar tried to explain. “We started trials, but you have to actually test it.” “No, Larry Ellison says it works. Approve it today. And Laura says hydroxychloroquine works. It’s perfectly safe, so just approve it.” “Mr. President, we don’t have data,” Azar protested. “Laura takes it,” Trump said. “It’s safe.” “Laura may take it, but hydroxychloroquine with people with heart disease can suffer fatal reactions so we have to be—” “No,” Trump demanded. “I want it approved today. That’s an order.” Laura Ingraham had been pushing hydroxychloroquine on her Fox
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