Last week at a coronavirus briefing, President Trump said that health officials were looking at a pair of drugs that could show some promise in treating the coronavirus.
CNN and others saw it as Trump peddling false optimism:
Trump peddles unsubstantiated hope in dark times | Analysis https://t.co/jFXTbFpNb6 pic.twitter.com/PSaSzFebew
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 20, 2020