Did Trump really test positive for the coronavirus?

[Sandy Shanks]

"Oh! What A Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice To Deceive"

It is America's shame that our President has had so little regard for the truth that the American people learned a long time ago they could not trust anything he says.

How do we know Trump tested positive for the coronavirus? Trump told us in a tweet.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
9:54 PM · Oct 1, 2020

That is it. We have not heard from the White House task force on the virus. We have not heard from epidemiology experts from the team as in the case of Drs. Fauci and Birx. We have not heard from any independent medical expert that Trump tested poswitive. We have only Trump's word on that, and his word isn't worth much.

We have only heard from White House stooges, Trump's doctor, who will say whatever Trump wants him to say, MeEnamy, who lies as often as Trump himself, Meadows, Trump's chief of staff, and the idiot, Kudlow.

Why would Trump want to lie about testing positive? One reason might be, he has lied so much, he no longer knows what reality is any more.

That said, I will try to be more specific. Trump can lie all he wants, but he is not stupid, and he can read the headlines. He failed miserably during the Presidential debate. After acting like a complete jerk, there is no way Mary Wonderful, living in Suburbia, USA, would vote for the loudmouth idiot, and she will drag her husband with her. Now they are going to change the rules, insisting on decorum. Trump wants no part of decorum. He wants out of the debates before he injures himself anymore.

Trump was supposed to appear for two political rallies in Wisconsin on Saturday. He was drawing a lot of heat. In fact, Trump got booted out of one Wisconsin town, La Crosse. Perhaps Trump didn't want to embarrass himself anymore.

There is a strong possibility that GOP leaders told Trump Trump to cool it. Trump's speeches, like the one he gave in Duluth, were getting embarrassing. They worked great at solidifying the white supremacists and far right extremists who are part of Trump's base, but they totally turned off everyone else.

GOP leaders may have thought keeping Trump off the campaign trail, shutting him up, could do wonders for the Trump campaign and help their own chances as well. Trump was becoming a disgrace, and that wasn't helping Republicans up for reelection.

Tweeting that he had tested positive for the coronavirus would accomplish all of those goals.

Trump was the host of a reality show. During that stint and during his Presidency, Trump learned to become a master of melodrama. He can't just say he tested positive. He had to make this a big production for the drama effect.

What better way than to arrange to have Marine One fly him to Walter Reed, where he will stay for a few days to convince the doubters this was not all for show.

Doubters like me.

 

[The AntiDonald]

"Oh! What A Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice To Deceive"

It is America's shame that our President has had so little regard for the truth that the American people learned a long time ago they could not trust anything he says.

How do we know Trump tested positive for the coronavirus? Trump told us in a tweet.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
9:54 PM · Oct 1, 2020

That is it. We have not heard from the White House task force on the virus. We have not heard from epidemiology experts from the team as in the case of Drs. Fauci and Birx. We have not heard from any independent medical expert that Trump tested poswitive. We have only Trump's word on that, and his word isn't worth much.

We have only heard from White House stooges, Trump's doctor, who will say whatever Trump wants him to say, MeEnamy, who lies as often as Trump himself, Meadows, Trump's chief of staff, and the idiot, Kudlow.

Why would Trump want to lie about testing positive? One reason might be, he has lied so much, he no longer knows what reality is any more.

That said, I will try to be more specific. Trump can lie all he wants, but he is not stupid, and he can read the headlines. He failed miserably during the Presidential debate. After acting like a complete jerk, there is no way Mary Wonderful, living in Suburbia, USA, would vote for the loudmouth idiot, and she will drag her husband with her. Now they are going to change the rules, insisting on decorum. Trump wants no part of decorum. He wants out of the debates before he injures himself anymore.

Trump was supposed to appear for two political rallies in Wisconsin on Saturday. He was drawing a lot of heat. In fact, Trump got booted out of one Wisconsin town, La Crosse. Perhaps Trump didn't want to embarrass himself anymore.

There is a strong possibility that GOP leaders told Trump Trump to cool it. Trump's speeches, like the one he gave in Duluth, were getting embarrassing. They worked great at solidifying the white supremacists and far right extremists who are part of Trump's base, but they totally turned off everyone else.

GOP leaders may have thought keeping Trump off the campaign trail, shutting him up, could do wonders for the Trump campaign and help their own chances as well. Trump was becoming a disgrace, and that wasn't helping Republicans up for reelection.

Tweeting that he had tested positive for the coronavirus would accomplish all of those goals.

Trump was the host of a reality show. During that stint and during his Presidency, Trump learned to become a master of melodrama. He can't just say he tested positive. He had to make this a big production for the drama effect.

What better way than to arrange to have Marine One fly him to Walter Reed, where he will stay for a few days to convince the doubters this was not all for show.

Doubters like me.

I agree with your premise that we cannot trust the WH. But that's a little far fetched. He'd have to get literally hundreds of people to go along including all the staff at the hospital. I just don't believe that is possible. So I HOPE you are wrong.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

It is America's shame that our President has had so little regard for the truth that the American people learned a long time ago they could not trust anything he says.

How do we know Trump tested positive for the coronavirus? Trump told us in a tweet.

Hey, I could be wrong. I remember being wrong once, about 21 years ago. It is certainly possible that, for once in his role as President, Trump actually told the truth, and he has the virus. Stranger things have happened.

If so, it would be poetic justice. During the months of January, February, and March, Trump lied to the American people. He admitted to lying to us, thinking we would panic. He told us his fantasies about the impending threat, fought the science from epidemiology experts, lied about vaccines, discouraged FDA and CDC guidelines, and attacked the leadership of the FDA and CDC. Americans don't know who to trust, but they know it isn't Trump.

As a consequence of that, Trump is complicit in the deaths of over 213,500 Americans, and leads a nation that has 20% of the world's virus cases and 20% of the world's deaths caused by the virus.

As a consequence of that, Trump is complicit in the collapse of our once great economy that was built by the American people. We are still bleeding jobs and 30 million Americans are unemployed. There is no light at the end of the tunnel.

Trump was in regular contact this week with senior counselor Hope Hicks, who tested positive on Thursday afternoon. Multiple people who attended last Saturday’s event at the White House, when Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, have also tested positive. Senator Mike Lee was in attendance as was University of Notre Dame President John Jenkins. Both tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. Barrett had the virus during the summer. She has since tested negative.

A number of others in the White House have tested positive because Trump didn't like the image of staffers wearing masks.

The entire White House should go into quarantine, but it won't. A quarantine doesn't fit the image desired by Trump.

In the meantime, Vice-president Pence is staying away from the White House.

One last thing, Trump's friend, Vladimir Putin, sent his regards and best wishes.

Taking into account what he has done, do I have any sympathy for Trump?

Sure. I don't want him to die. Nothing to worry about there. He is too damn meant to die. Besides, it is probably just another photo op.

 

[TobyOne]

He will emerge with a new super power and liberals will lose their collective minds. Again.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Trump's friend, Vladimir Putin, sent his regards and best wishes.

The question was asked. Would it be appropriate to notify our allies of Trump's condition.

It was decided, no, it was not necessary to notify Russia, China, and North Korea at this time.

 

[dex4974]

I agree with your premise that we cannot trust the WH. But that's a little far fetched. He'd have to get literally hundreds of people to go along including all the staff at the hospital. I just don't believe that is possible. So I HOPE you are wrong.

That's why I stopped believing 9/11 conspiracies when I was 15 years old. It's not as easy to keep some shit undercover as people assume.

 

[swing_voter]

It makes trump look like a huge idiot.

He mocked Joe for wearing a mask, and now trump's got it.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

We have only heard from White House stooges, Trump's doctor, who will say whatever Trump wants him to say, MeEnamy, who lies as often as Trump himself, Meadows, Trump's chief of staff, and the idiot, Kudlow.

There still has not been any independent verification That Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. Nothing from the White House task force on the matter, and Drs. Fauci and Birx have not said a thing.

Is this merely a photo op? Recalling Trump's travels to meet with North Korea's Kim, we know Trump can be very elaborate with his photo ops. He called out the National Guard when he wanted to walk across the south lawn to a church and hold up a Bible for the cameras.

Also, what a way to change the subject away from Trump's disastrous handling of the pandemic and the resulting collapse of our once great economy. Trump is losing badly in the polls, way behind in raising funds, and way behind in campaign spending. What is to lose with an elaborate photo op to get American voters to forget about such matters?

His story that he tested positive for the virus has done exactly that.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Ordinarily, when the President is shot or becomes ill, regardless of party, Americans rally around the President.

That is not true of Donald Trump.

Judging by his disapproval rating (hovering around 55%), the majority of Americans dread his return to the Oval Office. Why? Nearly every day he starts a new controversy or expands on the many controversies he has already started. Americans are weary of his habitual lies, and can no longer trust anything he says.

Americans are weary of his complete incompetence as illustrated by the fact that the U.S. has 20% of the world's virus cases and 20% of the world's deaths caused by the virus. 214,500 Americans have died from the virus Trump originally would not take seriously.

He is taking it seriously now.

Or, at least that is what his stooges in the White House are saying. How bad is it? Since the only word we are hearing is either from Trump or his stooges, many are not even sure he tested positive. This could be an elaborate ruse to draw attention away from his countless failures.

Then there is the other side of the coin -- his base. White supremacists, far right extremists, and anarchists who form a major part of his base eagerly await Trump's return to normal. They can't until he is back pissing off liberals and leftists with his uninterrupted accusations, most of it based on Trump's fantasies.

His base delights in Trump's fantasies. How do we know that? They tell us ... constantly.

There is little doubt. Trump is the most divisive President in modern American history, and the least popular.

Putin chose well!

 

[straykatz]

No "decent" or sane person would fake such an illness.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

There still has not been any independent verification That Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. Nothing from the White House task force on the matter, and Drs. Fauci and Birx have not said a thing.

Is this merely a photo op? Recalling Trump's travels to meet with North Korea's Kim, we know Trump can be very elaborate with his photo ops. He called out the National Guard when he wanted to walk across the south lawn to a church and hold up a Bible for the cameras.

Trump has left the hospital.

The Times reports, "President Trump, on his third day of hospitalization for the coronavirus, briefly visited well-wishers gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during a drive-by in a sport utility vehicle with two Secret Service agents on Sunday evening, in apparent disregard of federal safety guidelines.

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for patients infected with the virus stipulate that health care facilities “limit transport and movement of the patient outside of the room to medically essential purposes.”

"Secret Service officers accompanied Mr. Trump to the hospital on Friday, but that was an emergency situation; Sunday’s drive was a “last-minute” decision by the president."

Wow! what a photo op. Trump had the attention of the entire country. No doubt he will resume campaigning quite soon.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

No "decent" or sane person would fake such an illness.

That is quite true.

 

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