President Donald Trump issued a nearly five-minute video on Twitter in which he extolled the beneficial effects he felt from receiving the experimental Regeneron antibody cocktail early in his COVID-19 infection.

“It was like, unbelievable. I felt good. Immediately. I felt as good, three days ago as I do now,” Trump said standing outside the Oval Office at the White House.

Trump said he was authorising federal acquisition of Regeneron and a new, similar anti-COVID-19 drug from Ely Lilly for free distribution to hospital patients nationwide.

“So I think this was a blessing from God that I caught it. This was a blessing in disguise,” Trump said.

“That’s what I want for everybody. I want everybody to be given the same treatment as your President, because I feel great. I feel like perfect,” he said.

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