Trump's doctor: The president is not out of danger

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Trump's doctor: The president is not out of danger

•  Time: 10/04/2020 08:22:54
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(International: Al Furat News) US President Donald Trump's doctor Sean Conley said late Saturday that the president did not have a fever, and is getting better, after being hospitalized with Covid-19 disease, but he made it clear that he had not yet passed the danger stage.

"He spent most of the afternoon doing business ... and was moving around the medical ward without difficulty," Conley said in a statement.
The White House doctor also revealed, according to "Reuters", that Trump did not need additional oxygen, and continued that the president is doing well, and "has made great progress since he was diagnosed with" Corona virus, indicating that the medical team "feels cautiously optimistic. ".
Trump revealed, earlier, that he went to "Walter Reed" hospital feeling tired, but he is feeling better now.
And he considered in a video clip he posted on "Twitter", which is his first since his admission to the hospital, that the coming days will be "the real test", according to "Reuters".
The US President appeared wearing a suit without a tie during the clip, which lasted about 4 minutes, adding, "We will see what happens during the next two days."

He explained that it was not possible for him to stay in the White House during the previous period without meetings or meetings with others to enjoy safety.
He continued, "I cannot do that ... this is the United States ... this is the greatest and most powerful country in the world ... It was not possible for me to stay (locked up) in a room on the top floor in complete safety ... and to say let what happens happen."
He continued, "I cannot do that ... We must face problems ... There is no great leader who has not faced problems."
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The White House announces the doctors ’opinion on Trump's case

Editing date: 10/3/2020 23:00 • 180 times read

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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Saturday that President Donald Trump is "doing well" and that doctors are very happy with his vital signs.

"The president is doing well, he is moving, not bedridden, asking for documents for review," Meadows told reporters.

"The doctors are very happy with his vital signs. I met him several times today on various matters," Meadows added.

Earlier, the US President tweeted about his health after he was infected with the new Corona virus and was admitted to Walter Reed Military Hospital in Maryland.

Trump praised the medical staff at the hospital, saying, "With their help, I feel well."

Trump described the medical staff as wonderful, noting "all the doctors and nurses at the amazing Walter Reed Hospital as well as other institutions that have joined them."

Trump said that tremendous progress has been made in the last six months of responding to the emerging corona epidemic.

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Trump arrived at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Hospital in Maryland, on Saturday, for a few days as a precaution after it was confirmed that he had COVID-19.

Commenting on the health condition of the US President, White House doctor Sean Connelly said that Trump does not need respirators.

In the context, US media sources said that President Trump received additional oxygen at the White House on Friday before leaving for Walter Reed Hospital.

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Analysis: Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare

By JULIE PACE, Associated Press 2 hrs ago

 

 

 

 

 

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WASHINGTON (AP) — One month from Election Day, President Donald Trump is facing a credibility crisis as yawning as his health crisis, at a moment when he needs the public’s trust the most.

© Provided by Associated Press FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump steps down from Marine One as he arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., after he tested positive for COVID-19. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is in the background. The president’s coronavirus infection, as well as the illnesses of several aides and allies, has imperiled the highest levels of the U.S. government. The White House’s efforts Saturday to project calm backfired in stunning fashion, resulting in a blizzard of confusing and contradictory information about the health and well-being of the commander in chief. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The president’s coronavirus infection, as well as the illnesses of several aides and allies, has imperiled the highest levels of the U.S. government. The White House’s efforts Saturday to project calm backfired in stunning fashion, resulting in a blizzard of confusing and contradictory information about the health and well-being of the commander in chief.

It’s a moment months in the making, the collision of Trump’s repeated defiance of his own administration’s guidelines for staying safe during the pandemic and his well-known disregard for facts. The result: deep uncertainty for Americans over who and what to believe about the health of the nation’s leader at a perilous moment in U.S. history.

“This is bigger than Donald Trump. It’s about the institution of the presidency,” said Robert Gibbs, who served as President Barack Obama’s first White House press secretary.

For any president, credibility in a crisis is paramount — the ability to rally Americans of every political persuasion around a commonly accepted understanding of the situation. For a president on the brink of an election, particularly one held in as tumultuous a year as 2020, it could be the difference between serving one term or two.

Yet Trump has squandered widespread credibility from the very start of his presidency, spending his first full day in office disputing official tallies of the crowd size at his inauguration and asking Americans to disregard photographic evidence showing that he drew fewer people to the National Mall in Washington than his predecessor.

The episode set the tone for the rest of his administration, with Trump creating alternate realities around issues big and small, amplified by the help of friendly media outlets. He frequently touts records and milestones that don’t exist. He spreads baseless rumors about his political opponents, including declaring without evidence that Joe Biden, his Democratic rival in the 2020 presidential campaign, might be on drugs in their debate.

Yet Trump’s credibility has come under even greater scrutiny during the pandemic, the single biggest test of his presidency. He’s repeatedly downplayed the threat of the virus in public, despite telling journalist Bob Woodward privately in February that COVID-19 was more deadly than the flu. He’s floated unverified and harmful treatments, including suggesting Americans could inoculate themselves by injecting bleach.

In April, just weeks after the pandemic took hold in the U.S., only 23% of Americans said they had high levels of trust in the information the president was providing the public about the virus, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

As Election Day draws near, Trump has increasingly flouted public health guidelines and many of the scientists advising his administration, eager to make the case to voters that the worst of the pandemic that upended nearly every aspect of American life is behind them.

For weeks, Trump has been traveling across the country holding large rallies and hosting events at the White House without social distancing or requiring guests to wear masks. That includes a crowded ceremony in the Rose Garden last weekend to announce the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Several attendees, including two U.S. senators and first lady Melania Trump, have since announced they have tested positive for coronavirus.

They, and the president himself, are now among the more than 7 million Americans who have been infected. More than 205,000 Americans have died.

It’s not clear how Trump became infected. He announced on Twitter at 1 a.m. Friday that he and Mrs. Trump had tested positive for the virus; the following afternoon, he was transported via the presidential helicopter to a military hospital just outside of Washington. The only details the White House provided were that the hospitalization was precautionary and that Trump’s symptoms were mild.

On Saturday, the White House tried to fill in the details with a televised briefing by Trump’s physician, who painted a sunny picture of the president’s situation, emphasizing that he was still working, walking on his own and not laboring to breath. But Dr. Sean Conley notably refused to provide some specific details, including repeatedly sidestepping questions about whether the president had at any point required oxygen.

Shortly after, and off camera, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows gave journalists a more troubling depiction. The president’s situation had been “very concerning,” and though his health was improving, Meadows said the next 48 hours would be critical. A person familiar with the president’s treatment also confirmed that he had required supplemental oxygen Friday morning.

The conflicting information sparked an outcry, even among some Trump allies who privately wondered how the president’s team could have been so unprepared for the first major disclosures about his condition. The White House tried to quell the frustrations on Saturday night, releasing a four-minute video of Trump saying his condition was improving and that he was looking forward to resuming campaign activities soon.

But to those who have grown weary of Trump’s record on transparency and the truth, there was little hope that the coming days would bring a greater level of clarity.

“These are the patterns of this presidency, and for Trump, the patterns of a lifetime,” said Peter Wehner, a Republican who served in President George W. Bush’s administrations and a Trump critic. “There’s no reason to believe he or his inner circle are going to change.”

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