(CNN) President Donald Trump and Mike Lindell, the creator of MyPillow and an avowed supporter, participated in a July meeting at the White House regarding the use of oleandrin as a potential therapeutic for coronavirus, Lindell confirmed to CNN. Trump confirmed he's "heard about" oleandrin when asked Monday on the White House South Lawn, but still seemed to be in an information-gathering phase. The White House declined to comment on the record, but a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman said Trump supports "safe and effective" treatments. Lindell said the supplement didn't come up when he had a subsequent meeting with Trump on advertising. Lindell, who hails from the Minneapolis area, is the chairman of the Minnesota Trump campaign and makes frequent appearances on Trump's behalf.

Source: CNN August 17, 2020 14:35 UTC