> People outside the USA do have strong opinions about Trump for better or worse. Yes, and people are saying "Trump is an idiot, and he's promoting something t

> People outside the USA do have strong opinions about Trump for better or worse. Yes, and people are saying "Trump is an idiot, and he's promoting something that doesn't work". I haven't seen people argue that "Trump is an idiot, therefore HCQ cannot work" (nor the opposite). > Probably because it appeared to strike a blow against Trump's credibility which the Lancet's editor so desperately wanted. That sounds like it might be a good point, I'm not familiar enough with the details, and especially not with the editor's motivations.