President Trump returned to the White House tonight from Walter Reed hospital where he was treated for COVID 19. The President said that he had recovered from the virus, and that people should not be afraid of a disease that has killed 215,032 Americans.
Trump’s comments few hours before leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, again downplaying COVID 19 came despite evidence that White House decisions to flout public health guidelines and engage in practices viewed as reckless have had dire consequences in the West Wing. (See Tweet below)
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
On the other hand, we read from FOX News that: White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said that President Trump “may not entirely be out of the woods yet” in his fight against COVID 19, but said that the “clinical status” supports his discharge from Walter Reed Military Medical Center and a safe return to the White House.
At the same time, the president delivered the following message on twitter immediately after his return to the White House:
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
CNN criticized the President by saying: (CNN) President Donald Trump staged a reckless departure from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday, telling his followers the virus that dangerously deprived him of oxygen and hospitalized him for 72 hours was nothing to fear before posing for a mask-less photo-op on the White House balcony.
Source of information by FOX News and CNN
