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With COVID-19 soaring out of control again in most of our states, and the national death toll climbing rapidly toward 200,000, what do we get from the self-proclaimed very stable genius in the White House?

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With COVID-19 soaring out of control again in most of our states, and the national death toll climbing rapidly toward 200,000, what do we get from the self-proclaimed very stable genius in the White House?

Another dose of hydroxychloroquine and an endorsement of some voodoo medical opinions, thats what.

The Chief Tweeter took to his favorite communications medium this past week to once again promote the multi-syllabic anti-malaria drug as an effective treatment for the disease caused by the coronavirus. Scientific studies have shown that hydroxychloroquine can actually do more harm than good when used to treat symptoms of COVID-19, but science matters not to the Chief Tweeter, who also recently said that 99 percent of the victims arent really very sick and recover very quickly.

Would he be so blas about a terrorist bomb blast that killed more than 150,000 people in and around the Trump Tower in New York City? Im trying to imagine his response to such a calamity and pair it with his cold-hearted dismissal of the COVID-19 death toll.

The Chief Tweeters source of medical expertise this time was some members of a group called Americas Frontline Doctors, who took part in an event sponsored by Tea Party Patriots Action, a dark money group that has helped fund a pro-Trump political action committee.

I think theyre very respected doctors, the Chief Tweeter said.

Really? Lets look at the credentials of the most outspoken of these very respected doctors. That would be Dr. Stella Immanuel, a Houston pediatrician who is also the spiritual leader of Fire Power Ministries, a church that preaches doctrine that would boggle the mind of even the most evangelical of evangelicals. Ah, yes; an industrious multi-tasker is Immanuel.

As a minister, Immanuel preaches that female gynecological disorders are caused by sexual intercourse with demons. These demons, that she calls spirit husbands and spirit wives, once walked the Earth in physical form, but they were not permitted aboard Noahs ark and consequently were drowned in the flood. Now, says Immanuel, these formless creatures visit humans during the night in sexy dreams, which are not really dreams but are actually spirit spouses having their way with their sleeping hosts.

According to Immanuel, these demons are responsible for diseases of the female reproductive system, male impotence, most financial troubles, marital discord and spiritual malaise.

And that aint all, folks. As a doctor, Immanuel also claims that some therapeutic drugs contain alien DNA, and that government scientists are working on a vaccine to prevent religious faith. This clinical claptrap is actually available for public perusal on YouTube.

You could also find Immanuels very respected advice on the Chief Tweeters Twitter feed, where she lauds the power of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 cure and tells the public that masks are not needed to fight the pandemic. More than 10 million Americans read this advice from a very respected doctor before Facebook took down her page.

Immanuel responded to Facebooks action by threatening to have Jesus unplug Facebooks servers. My question: If Immanuel has so much influence with Jesus, why doesnt she ask him to banish the coronavirus to Hades?

This is the expertise that the Chief Tweeter and his son, Chief Tweeter Jr., shared on Facebook and Twitter. To their credit, both Facebook and Twitter removed the content in an effort to keep their sites free of potentially harmful information about the virus. Of course, this brought forth conservative claims of censorship.

Another of the very respected doctors, Simone Gold, complained about this so-called censorship by tweeting that there are always opposing views in medicine. Okay, thats why a second opinion is needed about the consumption of hydroxychloroquine and the wearing of masks.

This second opinion, which is extremely negative on the use of the drug and extremely positive on the wearing of the masks, has been offered numerous times by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nations top infectious disease expert. This has made Fauci the target of several critical tweets by White House aides and conservative members of Congress, some of which have been retweeted by the Chief Tweeter.

Fauci said this past week that he will deal with the attacks by keeping his head down and doing his job. Imagine how much better life would be for all of us if only the Chief Tweeter would keep his head down and do his job for a change.

Glenn Ickler of Hopedale is a retired newspaper editor.

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