Editorial: D.T. Barnum: Trump tells the world he’s taking hydroxychloroquine despite well-established risks and unproven benefits

“Ask your doctor” are how all those TV ads for prescription medications go, along with the required scary warnings that in rare cases, your head may suddenly explode. Well, one patient who asked his doctor is Donald J. Trump, who “heard a lot of good stories” how hydroxychloroquine and zinc could ward off coronavirus. The way Trump, a well-established liar, told it Monday afternoon, the White …