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https://politicalwire.com/2021/12/05/trump-may-have-infected-more-than-500-people/December 5, 2021 at 10:48 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 21 Comments
"SNIP.....
Washington Post: From the day of his first positive test until his hospitalization last year, the former president came in contact with more than 500 people in proximity to him or at crowded events.
......SNIP"
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)And he probably enjoyed
thinking about them getting covid from him and suffering and dying alone.
C Moon
(12,213 posts)It's a damn shame it wasn't the other way around.
Blue Owl
(50,407 posts)royable
(1,264 posts)WarGamer
(12,449 posts)Two sources familiar with the matter characterized Trump's initial test on Sept. 26 as a "false positive" because of the subsequent negative test. One source said that the negative test came just hours after the positive one and that Trump tested negative again on Sept. 30, a day after the debate.
Unless we ever see the actual medical file, we'll never know
applegrove
(118,679 posts)as the first test. Protocol would have been to have a PCR test second. That is not what happened.
WarGamer
(12,449 posts)was he positive at the debate?
We need to see the medical file.
Without that... this is all conjecture. Let's be honest, the WaPo author, Ashley Parker has a very specific and vivid public battle history with Trump.
I don't know the medical record, I don't know the facts. Neither does she.
applegrove
(118,679 posts)staff and who had no idea he had covid at the time. I'd be pissed too. Makes sense to me.
WarGamer
(12,449 posts)2 later tests came back negative, one minutes after the first.
Is there something I'm not getting? I can't get thru the WaPo paywall...
Admittedly, I haven't been following this story.
applegrove
(118,679 posts)a PCR test was needed. His antigen test was positive. 7 days later he was in hospital. The article goes into how most severe symptoms of covid normally don't show up for a week.
WarGamer
(12,449 posts)Still, the 2 negative tests aren't irrelevant.
Hey did you see the story on Taegan's site that the RE Lee pedestal was ordered to be removed by Northam finishing up the final chapter of the RE Lee Statue story?
I hope they erect some inspirational and poignant monument to replace it.
applegrove
(118,679 posts)assuming Lee was a Confederate General?
WarGamer
(12,449 posts)A big deal.
applegrove
(118,679 posts)to stay.
WarGamer
(12,449 posts)As a monument to the movement that got rid of it.
But hopefully they put something cool there. Maybe a statue dedicated to the Red Tails?
applegrove
(118,679 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,666 posts)black fighter squadron in WWII of whom it was said that bomber crews requested they escort them over Germany because they were the best.
Dorian Gray
(13,496 posts)are you getting TWO negative tests?
Dorian Gray
(13,496 posts)that he used improper protocol to declared himself negative.
We know that he never released any follow up tests.
We know that he was hospitalized more severely sick than anyone would be on day one or two of covid.
So yes, we do know.
It's not just conjecture.
Dorian Gray
(13,496 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)Trump's last negative test?? I recall that clip very well, but here's a summary for those that would like one...
Yeah, Im not going to give you a detailed readout with timestamps every time the presidents tested, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters last weekend.
I cant reveal that at this time, echoed Alyssa Farah, the White House director of strategic communications. Doctors would like to keep it private.
I dont want to go backwards, said Dr. Sean Conley, the presidents physician.
https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-a6c145029afb7a28bd739969387813e8
Dorian Gray
(13,496 posts)Link to tweet
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The tests he took are known. We know he didn't follow CDC guidelines.
We know he's a cynical jag off.
FSogol
(45,488 posts)applegrove
(118,679 posts)was in a Trump crowd though.