Fox News The golfer said he and his wife battled the coronavirus in March
“Has he saved millions of lives or has he cost us lives? Nobody is going to know that. If you’re objective about it, nobody knows that. I think he’s done the best he can with the people he’s had,” he said.
Nicklaus, 80, said he knew two people whose parents had died from something other than COVID-19, and said the unnamed people were asked whether their deaths could be changed to COVID-19 and declined the request.
“The hospital gets more money with COVID death than they do another death,” the golf legend told the newspaper. “I’m sure there’s been a lot of that.”
GOLF LEGEND JACK NICKLAUS ENDORSES TRUMP
Nicklaus said he and his wife, Barbara, tested positive for the coronavirus in March. He said his wife was symptomatic, and he had a sore throat and cough.
“Sure, I was concerned,” he said. “I took hydroxychloroquine. Gone in two days.”
On his own Trump statement, Nicklaus said he’s received nothing but support.
NFL GREAT BRETT FAVRE THROWS HIS SUPPORT TOWARD TRUMP
Get out and vote. I did! pic.twitter.com/IfQb3NeSO3
— Jack Nicklaus (@jacknicklaus) October 29, 2020
“I knew when I did that that I would have certain percentage of the people (who) are not Trump fans and a certain percent of the people (who) are,” he said. “The comments I have gotten, and Barbara has gotten, have been overwhelmingly supportive of what I did.
“Of course, they’re probably people that are more interested in Trump. I don’t know anybody interested in Biden.”
