US President Trump: Will accept 'powerful' Supreme Court ruling

President Donald Trump says he's accepting what he calls a "very powerful decision" by the Supreme Court backing workplace rights for gay, lesbian and transgender people.

The court ruled 6-3 that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that bars job discrimination because of sex, among other reasons, encompasses bias against LGBT workers.

It's a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. And it's expected to have a big impact for the estimated 8.1 million LGBT workers across the country because most states don't protect them from workplace discrimination.

Trump says the justices have ruled and "we live with their decision."

The president also continued to tout the benefits of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus patients, despite word from the Food and Drug Administration Monday that regulators are revoking emergency authorization for it.

The FDA said the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are unlikely to be effective in treating the coronavirus and could cause serious side effects.

Trump said he hadn't seen the statement from his own administration but maintained he's had many people tell him they are "thrilled" with the drug's results in reducing COVID symptoms.

"I took it and I felt good about taking it. I don't know if it had an impact, but it certainly didn't hurt me. I feel I feel good," he said.