Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[cubby]

CNN: Trump passes supporters in motorcade outside Walter Reed

President Trump just rode past supporters in front of Walter Reed medical center.

CNN captured the President, wearing a mask, waving from inside a SUV.

What the fuck is going on.

[Zan15]

Trump tweeted that he might do this.

Not that I want to fan the flames of conspiracy theories, but more of an artistic statement. If you want your subject to appear before a background, don't blur the background, because that makes it look fake.

nothing like risking lives because you want to drive around.
is he still contagious?

[cubby]

I am saying this COMPLETELY tongue in cheek and this is not meant to be a conspiracy theory at all but rather a joke, for clarification...

Has anyone seen the movie "Dave"?...

You aren't alone in those thoughts. Most Presidents have body doubles.

[Thepersona]

Proof of life, aka:

This idiotic thing can kill him. Does he know that? And no way in hell that the imbecile is cured 4 days in. Even with all the treatment.

[Breccia]

If I were a betting man, I’d say he’s gonna die.

In the results I saw, the highest percent mortality rate was 5.4%. Considering Trump's health care options, that's not a safe bet. It'll pay well, but it's closer to "longshot" than "easy money".

[TigTone]

Dear leader needs to be seen by his followers

Is it really him or a body double? Because I wouldn’t be surprised by either answer.

[Breccia]

is he still contagious?

Of course he is. He was first diagnosed Frednesday, after all.

[Machismo]

What. The. Fuck is happening

It's rather simple, this is an attempt to make Trump look strong. "See, I'm fine!!!"

Where he's taking that trip to... and for how long, is still up in the air.

Even if he's checked out, and going home, he still has to contend that his own administration lied about the severity of his illness, like he's been lying about the severity from the beginning. There is nothing mild about being hospitalized for days for an illness.

If he's going somewhere else, for another photo op, then he has no way to try and avoid the campaign trail moving forward, which will be even tougher on him.

I think he's just going to step out to visit with those supporters, to appeal to his base. I bet he wears his mask...

[Benggaul]

If I were a betting man, I’d say he’s gonna die.

I sincerely don't think so, although if all of this "proof of life" stuff starts wearing down his already fragile condition then all bets will be off.

[PhaelixWW]

Of course he is. He was first diagnosed Frednesday, after all.

I laughed at this. Then I cried at the fact that I laughed about being lied to about the health of the President in a pandemic.

Then I laughed again, because, well... 2020.

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It's rather simple, this is an attempt to make Trump look strong. "See, I'm fine!!!"

This is what I meant by "proof of life", yeah.

[DingDongKing]

I sincerely don't think so, although if all of this "proof of life" stuff starts wearing down his already fragile condition then all bets will be off.

Just a small bet with insane odds, so that it pays out really well.

[Thepersona]

I'm in shock. Really... what the actual fuck just happened? and the imbecile is apparently back in Walter Reed

[Breccia]

the imbecile is apparently back in Walter Reed

Proof of Life.

Well that, and it's the most action he's going to get for a while. He's certainly not attending any rallies anytime soon. And in the debates his audience can't applaud.

To be more fair than Trump deserves, this is what Trump would do, even if he really was feeling completely fine. This proves nothing either way, except of course, Trump is still a narcissist.

EDIT: Oh, and if it turns out that leaving the hospital and getting his overworked heart racing just to walk a few feet is what kills him, those doctors get the firing squad for allowing this.

[DingDongKing]

Mmm, some Dear Leader vibes to finished off the weekend.

I used to think we had things really bad with Boris, but holy shit.

Not even close. Boris is a buffoon with some seriously canny yet evil folk backing him up. Trump is the definition of useful idiot.

[Thepersona]

This is NK/USSR level shit.

[alexw]

Probably the most genuine medical summary we've seen so far, and wow is that intense. Reading through all the lines, it means Trump is already on Oxygen, which is a major sign of severe complications, and they are seriously considering putting him on a ventilator, because that is the next step in that process.

There's no point in giving him immune suppressing steroids unless his immune system has already gone haywire - cytokine storm - because they'd be supressing his immune systems ability to fight the virus without any of the upside of preventing immune system damage to his lungs. But a cytokine storm is an ongoing process. So given who he is they'd be monitoring his immune response pretty closely and giving him steroids towards the earlier part of that process. That means you'd still expect there to be several days of deterioration in his condition after they start administering Dexamethasone to him to limit but not prevent ongoing lung damage. There is a good chance he'll be put on a ventilator or ECMO at some point. But we won't find out until after the fact.

[kaelleria]

He's already back at Walter Reade...

This was 100% not signed off by any of his doctors.

[Machismo]

I'm calling my shot right now:

The narrative pushed though Qanon and the other fucksticks on the internet will be, "Now, he's immune!!!" They will be pushing the "herd immunity" shtick more than ever, and even try and say this makes Trump a better candidate, because he cannot get something that could easily kill Biden over the next few years.

[Paranoid Android]

CNN: Trump passes supporters in motorcade outside Walter Reed

To be fair and from now on. Every Trump member and especially family must ride in a car with someone infected with COVID-19.

This again is some Kim Jong-Un shit. Trying to show how powerful and healthy the leader is. All Hail Trump! All Hail our Glorious Leader!

[alexw]

nothing like risking lives because you want to drive around.
is he still contagious?

Of course he is.

He's just put numerous people at risk via this stunt.

I'm surprised the driver of that car didn't tell him to f*** off.