Let's be clear: we don't know whether Trump is actually taking hydrochloroquine. We only know that he *says* he's taking it. But why would he say — and possibly, maybe, do — that? It's a treatment for his severe case of infallibitis — inability to admit mistakes 1/

By now even Fox News hosts realize that Trump's initial endorsement of hydrochloroquine — where did that come from, anyway? — was an error that could have lethal consequences. A decent leader wld admit that; even a cynical leader would slink away and pretend it never happened 2/

But Trump can't help himself: he's so insecure that he has to be right, always, and just doubles down on his disasters. This is true of everything from health advice to Korean nuclear deals. And it's going to get a lot of people killed 3/