Donald Trump reveals he's been taking unproven anti-malaria drug 'for a week and a half'

Donald Trump has revealed he is taking a controversial anti-malaria drug "because he thinks it's good."

President Donald Trump prepares to leave a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump Source: AAP

President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the novel coronavirus.

Mr Trump, noting that he has tested negative for the virus and shows no symptoms, said he'd been taking the drug "for about a week and a half."

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