Trump Falsely Claims ‘We Have a Cure’ for COVID-19

President Donald Trump is certain the Regeneron antibody he received after being diagnosed with COVID-19 is a cure rather than a therapeutic, but leading health experts do not seem to agree.

“We’re rounding the turn on the pandemic, and I’ll have something to say about that because I’m telling you we have a cure,” Trump said during his time on conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s show on Friday.

He added, “More than just a therapeutic, we have a cure.”

Listen to his remarks below:

Trump said he is “cured” from COVID-19 and the disease “went away,” as IJR previously reported.

Dr. Anthony Fauci weighed in on Trump’s claim the antibody is a cure during an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Thursday.

“When you have only one, we refer to it in medicine as N equals one. When you have only one, you can’t make the determination that that’s a cure,” Fauci said.

He added, “You have to do a clinical trial involving a large number of individuals compared either to a placebo or another intervention.”

Fauci also warned Trump could experience a reversal of his condition.

“The history of COVID-19 is that you could look and feel like you’re doing reasonably well and after a couple of days you could have a downturn, namely have a reversal. That’s possible,” Fauci said.

Trump revealed in a video he posted on Thursday he is pushing for the authorization of Regeneron and a drug from Eli Lilly.