I thought Trump couldn't handle the virus any worse than he already had. I was wrong.

[Zorro]

Opinion by Leana S. Wen

Of all the many ways President Trump mishandled his covid-19 diagnosis and recovery, the worst is what he’s doing now: facilitating superspreader events while the United States is undergoing a surge in coronavirus cases.

It’s not just the supremely reckless — and unnecessary — assembling of thousands of people, in close quarters and many of them maskless; it’s his overall unmistakable message of contempt for public health and disregard of others’ welfare.

There is so much that I wish Trump had done differently during his illness. The American people still don’t know when he contracted the coronavirus or when he last tested negative before his diagnosis. It’s possible Trump knew he had the virus days before the White House disclosed his illness. We are left to wonder: Did the president knowingly expose others?

Due to continuing obfuscation from Trump’s medical team, we are also left in the dark about how sick he was. Why won’t his doctor tell us the results of his chest x-rays — would they show that he has pneumonia, or possibly something else? And what, if any, other organ systems have been affected? If, on the other hand, it was a mild illness, why did he receive medications generally reserved for patients in severe or critical condition?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/15/i-thought-trump-couldnt-handle-virus-any-worse-than-he-already-had-i-was-wrong/

[Bev54]

1. It is all about his plan of herd immunity (or mentality as he calls it) n/t

[lettucebe]

2. This is far worse. Now he thinks he's a real smart ass, prancing around, no big deal

Get the virus and be done with it a week later like my family! It's ridiculous.

If the treatment he received really did vanish the virus so fast, how long until the rest of the population gets this treatment? Oh, not going to happen? Only for the King? I see. How long until the revolt?