By Erik Pedersen Managing Editor Decades ago, a soap actor famously said in a popular ad recommending a brand of cough medicine, “I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV.” The inherent absurdity of it made the spot a punchline, but history has been repeating during President Donald Trump’s coronavirus press briefings.
The leader of the free world has been playing up the potential benefits of a drug used to treat malaria — over the mild protests of White House Coronavirus Task Force honcho Dr.
Anthony Fauci. Today, Trump made a rare admission, saying, “I’m not a doctor.” He was quick to add, however: “But I have common sense.” While Trevor Noah continues to do Comedy Central’s The Daily Show from his home, he posted a clip from tonight’s
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