Politics- President
Donald Trump went on a riddle of a tangent Thursday in response to a question about how much longer he'll be taking the anti-malaria drughydroxychloroquine . - After saying he plans on wrapping up the treatment in two days, Trump asserted that he once again tested negative for the virus — but not in a remotely straightforward way.
- "I tested very positively in another sense so— this morning," Trump said. "Yeah. I tested positively toward negative, right. So. I tested perfectly this morning. Meaning I tested negative."
A quick but understandable misinterpretation of President Donald Trump's latest comments could have sent markets plummeting.
Trump was conducting his usual exchange with reporters before getting on Marine One — sometimes known as "chopper talk" — when he went on a riddle of a tangent.
A reporter asked the president how much longer he would be taking the hydroxychloroquine for.
Trump said it would be for two more days before going on a strange tangent about his
"And I'm still here, I'm still here," Trump said. "I tested very positively in another sense so— this morning. Yeah. I tested positively toward negative, right. So. I tested perfectly this morning."
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"And I'm still here, I'm still here," Trump said. "I tested very positively in another sense so— this morning. Yeah. I tested positively toward negative, right. So. I tested perfectly this morning."
A cacophony of reporter questions began to rival the volume of the helicopter behind Trump right before he clarified, "Meaning I tested negative."
A smile came over Trump's face as the reporters kept asking what he meant.
"But that's a way of saying it — positively toward the negative."
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