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spanone

(135,886 posts)
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 08:23 PM Oct 2020

White Hse sows confusion about DJTs condition as source tells reporters next 48 hrs will be critical

HOW DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE? WTF IS GOING ON?


Updated 8:06 PM ET, Sat October 3, 2020
(CNN) - President Donald Trump said in a video Saturday evening that he's "starting to feel good." His message, which was posted on Twitter, was just the latest in a string of contradictory and often misleading information about his diagnosis with Covid-19 and his condition since being transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center the day before.

An attempt by Trump's doctor earlier Saturday to reassure the public about his condition only created widespread confusion and concerns about transparency, as a source familiar with the President's health told reporters that the next 48 hours will be critical in determining how he fares.

"The President's vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We are still not on a clear path to a full recovery," the source, whom the New York Times and the Associated Press identified as White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, told White House pool reporters after the briefing from his doctors.

Moments earlier on Saturday morning, the President's physician, Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley, had offered an upbeat assessment of the President's condition stating that he was feeling well, that he had been "fever-free" for 24 hours and that his symptoms -- which included an "extremely mild cough," nasal congestion and fatigue -- "are resolving and improving." Conley was evasive about when and if Trump had received supplemental oxygen, saying, "He is not on oxygen."


https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-walter-reed/index.html
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White Hse sows confusion about DJTs condition as source tells reporters next 48 hrs will be critical (Original Post) spanone Oct 2020 OP
That is all a ruse! Did you see the video he released of himself this evening? He isn't that sick Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #1
I did, what the hell was meadows up to? spanone Oct 2020 #3
Is Dr Conley bdamomma Oct 2020 #2
he's trump's doctor so he has to be. spanone Oct 2020 #4
Plus, not to be too picky... regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #5
confusion may be the point TheRealNorth Oct 2020 #6
hard to know. a real shitshow for sure. spanone Oct 2020 #7

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
5. Plus, not to be too picky...
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 08:30 PM
Oct 2020

...but even “the next 48 hours will be critical” is wrong, as it’s more like the next nine days, as one of the most pernicious features of COVID-19 is that many (most?) patients who come down with severe cases have a week or so of flu-like symptoms, start to feel better…and then, around ten days after the onset of symptoms, they suddenly get the major respiratory symptoms and go into a second, worse decline.

TheRealNorth

(9,500 posts)
6. confusion may be the point
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 09:07 PM
Oct 2020

Keeps the press talking about what his condition MIGHT be, instead of the scandals, Joe Biden, etc.

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