Pelosi questions COVID-19 treatments’ effect on Trump’s mental fitness after relief talks fall apart | Fox Business

Pelosi questions COVID-19 treatments’ effect on Trump’s mental fitness after relief talks fall apart | Fox Business

Pelosi questions COVID-19 treatments’ effect on Trump’s mental fitness after economic stimulus talks fall apart
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wondered out loud whether President Trump’s use of a steroid during his COVID-19 treatment regimen may have been "impacting his thinking” after the president called for an abrupt halt of negotiations over the next coronavirus stimulus bill, according to reports.

Pelosi questioned whether dexamethasone had affected the president’s thought process as he recovers from his illness, during a Democratic call Tuesday, according to CNN’s Manu Raju, who cited two people on the line.

The drug’s potential side effects can include vertigo, psychic disorders and mood swings, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

But Dr. Brian Garibaldi, a specialist in pulmonary critical care, said the president received his first dose of the drug Saturday did not subsequently appear to show any side effects.

On Twitter, Trump countered that the Democrats were after more money than is justified for the next round of COVID-19 relief, tweeting “Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 trillion ... to bail out poorly run, high crime, Democrat states, money that is in no way related to COVID-19. We made a very generous offer of $1.6 trillion ... and, as usual, she is not negotiating in good faith.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

In other developments:
- Trump rejects Dems' coronavirus relief proposal, calls off negotiations 'until after the election'
- Pelosi cites Fed's Powell in latest push for coronavirus relief deal
- House Democrats’ stimulus bill includes stimulus checks for illegal immigrants, protections from deportations