Doctor Says Trump Won't Transmit Virus, Stays Quiet on Tests
Last edited Sun Oct 11, 2020, 02:52 AM - Edit history (2)
Source: NBC Los Angeles news
In a memo, Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley says Trump meets the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for safely discontinuing isolation and that by "currently recognized standards" he is no longer considered a transmission risk
The White House doctor said that President Donald Trump was no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus but did not say explicitly whether Trump had tested negative for it. The diagnosis came as the president prepared to resume campaign rallies and other activities.
In a memo released Saturday night by the White House, Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley said Trump met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for safely discontinuing isolation and that by "currently recognized standards" he was no longer considered a transmission risk.
The memo did not declare Trump had tested negative for the virus. But sensitive lab tests -- like the PCR test cited in the doctor's statements -- detect virus in swab samples taken from the nose and throat. Dr. William Morice, who oversees laboratories at the Mayo Clinic, said earlier this week that using the PCR tests, the president's medical team could hypothetically measure and track the amount of virus in samples over time and watch the viral load go down.
Read more: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/trump-to-hold-first-in-person-event-since-coronavirus-diagnosis/2442100/
He really wants to get Biden sick at the debate.
I edited the article because NBC changed the headline and the article. I've updated the headline and article accordingly.
hibbing
(10,109 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)pnwmom
(108,992 posts)olegramps
(8,200 posts)mpcamb
(2,875 posts)Nothing that you could hang your hat on medically.
He needs to have his license revoked.
Maxheader
(4,374 posts)Its always been a sham...for what purposes I've not a clue..
JI7
(89,264 posts)2naSalit
(86,775 posts)Asshole is too cheap to pay for anything.
JI7
(89,264 posts)luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)If his Commander in Chief tells him what to say, he must obey. Alternative is dishonourable discharge or possibly court martial.
Therefore, nothing he says is necessarily credible.
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)marie999
(3,334 posts)His first duty is to The Constitution.
atreides1
(16,093 posts)Lying can fall under Article 134. General article:
Though not specifically mentioned in this chapter, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces, and crimes and offenses not capital, of which persons subject to this chapter may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, special, or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and shall be punished at the discretion of that court.
I would say that intentionally spreading false(lying) information about whether Trump is a carrier, especially after he may be the actual "Typhoid Mary" of an earlier super spreader event, could be considered prejudicial to the good order and discipline, and bring discredit upon the US Navy!!!
Commander Conley does have an option...he could always resign his commission and leave the service...but it seems he's become 'Doc White House' and has decided that selling his integrity is a better value!!!
klook
(12,165 posts)C Moon
(12,221 posts)Beartracks
(12,821 posts)... in upper respiratory samples after 10 days. It's 15-20 days for severe cases.
Apparently, virus shedding decreases once you get symptoms. Of course the corollary is that most people START shedding live virus 2-3 days before they start feeling sick.
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still_one
(92,385 posts)by that criteria he is no longer infectious
They are avoid saying he is negative, which implies there are still pieces of the virus there, but they believe those are not infectious
They do not answer if he could get reinfected because they dont know
However, if he has direct contact with people without masks, and some become infected, there will be a lot questions for that doctor
FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)Mystery sage
(576 posts)We'll see how the dice rolls.
Girard442
(6,084 posts)Unfuckingbelievable.
flor-de-jasmim
(2,125 posts)2naSalit
(86,775 posts)brettdale
(12,384 posts)With your kids meeting Trump with no masks?
msongs
(67,441 posts)still_one
(92,385 posts)Liars
RainCaster
(10,914 posts)Raven123
(4,862 posts)PSPS
(13,614 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)Docreed2003
(16,875 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)said he only weighted 234 lb?
Hekate
(90,788 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,861 posts)He should be dead by now.
denvine
(802 posts)I would put nothing past these guys to either down play the virus or to make money on a cure.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)all they want.
But, I would not get within a mile of Mr. Trump.
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)DallasNE
(7,403 posts)Nowhere does he say Trump tested negative once, let alone 2 straight days. Plus Conley has a track record of not telling the whole truth. When is the last time Trump tested negative? Why is that question so hard to answer?
yaesu
(8,020 posts)these laws came from the overreaction of the aids virus. Maybe he's also shielding himself from future lawsuits.
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Merlot
(9,696 posts)This whole episode strains credibility.
I am not willing to be taken in by this con man.
Initech
(100,101 posts)I wouldn't trust anything he says right now, especially when it comes to his own condition.
elleng
(131,100 posts)imagine THAT!
C Moon
(12,221 posts)elleng
(131,100 posts)IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)How could Trump be virus free already?
Does the doctor just believe in spreading it around?
Le Drunkard Thomas
(36 posts)This is from New York Magazine three days ago. . .
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/donald-trump-pulls-out-of-debate-with-joe-biden.html
C Moon
(12,221 posts)At least the CPD has blocked him from accomplishing the 21st-century equivalent of pitching a plague corpse at an enemy.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)ananda
(28,876 posts)Trump forced them to change their criteria.
The doctor is a lying quack-hack.
Fuck therm all for violating oaths and remits.
They are now literally responsible for putting
out bad information that has led and will lead
to many illnesses and deaths.
Fuck them all!
Hekate
(90,788 posts)SunSeeker
(51,685 posts)He has sold his decency for his position. He is endangering people as a doctor. He should have his medical license suspended.
Sparky 1
(400 posts)Why is an osteopath treating for covid? I mean, they conceivably could, but would that be your first choice if you could choose whatever doctor you wanted to treat your covid?
Second, Thom Hartmann reported that on Fox "news" Chris Wallace pointed out the reason why the Election Commission HAD to go with a virtual debate for next time was because their camera people and their sound people refused to be in the same room with Trump. Additionally, they couldn't find enough uncommitted voters for a town hall format who were willing to be in the same room with Trump. That makes sense. I could be wrong but I doubt if that would change on Cmdr. Sean Conley's say, especially when
Trump was just coughing when talking with Sean Hannity.
Yeehah
(4,591 posts)I thought this stupid argument was finished.
obamanut2012
(26,137 posts)had the same curriculum as the MDs who graduated. Best doctor I've ever had.
Sparky 1
(400 posts)Yeehah
(4,591 posts)If you work in a medical field, you should know that a D.O. is a physician, fully qualified to treat any condition that an M.D. would treat.
Sancho
(9,070 posts)Paladin
(28,272 posts)MySideOfTown
(225 posts)Don was definitely contagious during the debate in Cleveland?
bluestarone
(17,030 posts)ALL the drs. that are treating RUMP would remove their masks AND KISS and HUG RUMP!!! Remember i said MIGHT!!
Yeehah
(4,591 posts)Correct? If a doctor knowingly acts or fails to act resulting in a public health hazard, I say he/she shouldn't be a doctor.