so here is my evaluation of the trump covid case and his spread of the virus

[beachbumbob]

so here is my evaluation of the trump covid case and his spread of the virus and the coverup and hiding of information not only from the american people but also putting all he had contact in jeopardy

- trump KNEW he was infected BEFORE the Rose Garden function and kept it hidden hoping to be asymptomatic. Kinda a safe bet in his mind as 40% of those who test positive had no syptoms and had no ill effect. The obvious reason is to avoid the public humiliation on all levels and the ensuing mockery

- trump KNEW he was COVID positive, and appeared in Cleveland too late to have COVID test run on purpose. Why? Obviously to have a chance to spread COVID to Biden. At this moment trump has been highly contagious for at least 5-6 days BUT not showing signs of the sickness which is validating his opinion he is asymptomatic

- Wednesday the bottom dropped out as he started feeling less well BUT refuse to stop his schedule which included fundraiser

- By Thursday hit the wall, all the COVID symptoms were manifesting and now trump is in real trouble and still continues with coverup

- Thursday/Friday a WH source anonymously contacts the media(thursday/friday) to tell them trump is covid positive. Now they have to make a public acknowledgement all the while downplaying symptoms, info on when he first tested positive. Trump is now in fear for his life mode, blood O2 is dropping, heart issues, fever. Then the call to go to Walter Reed. They stage a short video op before boarding the Helicoptor and trump looks AWFUL

- then the public humiliation sets in. All that trump has fear with mockery and incompetence.

I got more to add with more detail timeline. The fact is, trump was COVID positive well before the Rose Garden event, he knew it and gambled. Now we have to be sure the American people win

[LizBeth]

1. I think so too. Exactly how you lay it out.

[BusyBeingBest]

2. I agree with your analysis. I think he knew he was positive

before the debate and they purposefully showed up too late to test him and his entourage. I think he was hoping he'd continue to be asymptomatic while making Joe Biden The Mask-Wearing Fool sick. He'd win the election and that would be that--and MAYBE reveal later that he was positive but fine throughout, and it was no big deal, and take off your masks (they didn't help Biden!) and go back to work and school, everybody!

[flamingdem]

3. I agree that he tried to infect Biden, or at least didn't care if he did

and that Melania knew he was Covid positive.

She was the only one wearing a mask for part of the debate.

[livetohike]

4. He looked awful at the debate last Tues. and this time

line makes sense. Lots of stress going on, his humiliating debate performance and trying all week to carry on as if nothing was wrong.

I think he is sicker than we’ve been told and his photo op yesterday, plus the doctors trotting out and being evasive are making the PR situation worse.

[Walleye]

5. And not one word of sympathy or apology to the poor chumps he spread it to

[SWBTATTReg]

6. I hope people remember this, that rump had no regard for others' health around him. Reckless

and inhuman, not at all being presidential while knowingly exposing others to the CV. What a scumbag human being. And before (not here on DU) someone tries to defend trump's actions prior to his finally admitting that he had the CV along w/ his wife, he exposed others to the CV, a deadly disease with over 210,000+ deaths and rising deliberately.

Knowingly and Deliberately.

Premeditated and planned.

[tblue37]

7. *IF* he was infected before the Rose Garden Massacre, then he could be Patient Zero for that

Super Spreader cluster.

[Talitha]

8. Your timeline sounds spot-on. Has anyone heard where he got it from?

Oh that's right - it must have been President Obama!