Trump now pedals medical cures

Dear Editor:

Dr. Trump, I presume? For anyone to become a medical doctor, it is expected that the modern Hippocratic Oath update be the watchword. The modern oath is as follows: “I swear to fulfil, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.”

Along with education and practical training and acceptance to the profession, this is what doctors are expected to espouse. Nothing new here. I can hear some say “Gee, you’re a master of the obvious, what’s your point?”

I reference this to statements made by wannabe “Dr.” Trump recently when he discussed possible treatments to investigate for relieving or curing the coronavirus.

He extolled the possibility of injection of germicidal compounds (e.g. Lysol) into the human body to rid the body of any and all viruses that may be present.

Another “Trump-prescribed treatment” was to use ultraviolet light internally through the skin or other internal methods to combat corona virus.

It is amazing that this megalomaniacal, pathological liar and self-proclaimed expert in all fields has the following that he does.

In some ways, Trump’s escapades might be likened to those of Rasputin. Rasputin trained to be a monk but failed to succeed. Trump was a quasi-TV host on the Apprentice and failed.

Grigori Rasputin became a wanderer after his monk setback and wheedled his way into Czar Nicholas II’s court as a prophet and faith healer. He became the Russian queen’s lover. Trump became a lothario with several different women while still married.

Trump wheedled his way into politics even though he had six registered corporate business bankruptcies from 1991-2009.

He had the gift of gab that seemed to schmooze the rank and file.

Although he did not win the popular vote, he managed to win the Electoral College and became president as we all know. It makes one wonder as to how such a loser rose to the presidential level.

When all is said and done, after the virus is stabilized, the world will not be as it once was.

Whenever Trump is no longer president, the world too, will not be what it once was. Ron Barillaro

Penticton