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Donald Trump said getting coronavirus was

‘a blessing from God’ By James Onu

The US president said his COVID-19 diag- approval for the treatment, the New York Trump has an interest in Regeneron, as Regeneron shares, according to his 2017
nosis could be a “blessing in disguise” for Times reported. Following Trump’s video, the company’s CEO, Leonard Schleifer, filing with the Office of Government Ethics.
the nation’s battle against the pandemic. stocks in the company climbed by 3.73% is a member of the president’s golf club However, the shares were not listed on his
in after-hours trading. It was reported that in Westchester. Trump also used to own most recent filing.
In his first public address since returning to
the White House, Trump said, “I think this
was a blessing from God that I caught it.
This was a blessing in disguise. I caught it. I
heard about this drug. I said let me take it. It
was my suggestion.”
In a video message posted on Twitter,
Trump said an experimental drug cocktail
from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was key
to recovering from the infection. He said it
was his suggestion to be treated with the
drug, which was rarely used outside clinical
trials. “I feel great. I feel, like, perfect,” the
president said in the video.

Although, many commentators questioned
why God would “bless” Trump along with
other White House staff with COVID-19.
So far, over 35 of Trump’s inner circle and
White House workers have been diagnosed
with the virus in the last week.

Trump has been using videos to update his
social media followers on his recovery. In
one video posted on Twitter after returning
to the Oval Office, he said he felt “great.”

Hours after Trump said he was feeling
“great” as a result of the medication, Re-
generon filed an application to the US Food Donald Trump: “I think this was a blessing from God that I caught it. This was a blessing in disguise.”
and Drug Administration for an emergency