Pelosi Insists Trump Should Not Be Taking Hydroxychloroquine, Calls Him ‘Morbidly Obese’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) is weighing in with deep concern about President Donald Trump’s health following his decision to take an unproven drug to treat the coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine.

Pelosi appeared on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” on Monday evening where she was asked about the president’s admission to taking the drug as a preventative measure for the coronavirus.

Describing the president as “morbidly obese” while noting brief details about the president’s health, the Democratic lawmaker admitted she would rather the president not take the drug.

“He’s our president and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and in his, shall we say, weight group, what is morbidly obese, they say,” Pelosi said.

“So, I think that it’s not a good idea,” she said.

See Pelosi’s remarks below:

Pelosi’s interview came just hours after Trump turned heads during the live round-table discussion on Monday where he admitted that he had been taking hydroxychloroquine for more than a week, as IJR reported.

“I’m taking hydroxychloroquine,” Trump said, adding, “I’ve been taking it for the last week and a half. A pill every day.”

He also claimed frontline workers have been taking the drug as a preventative drug.

Since March, Trump has touted the drug and at one point he even described it as a potential “game-changer