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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere is how things are going to unfold - My $0.02
Trump's symptoms are probably mild .. but is getting treated more aggressively .. He is getting much better care than he would have gotten with his private insurance prior to becoming president or what his $750 dollars in taxes would buy him
He will recover quickly ( thanks to our tax dollars)
He will prance around thumping his chest.
He will become an even bigger jerk than he already is.
He will continue condemning more people to death from his actions.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)Covid which now has overtaken the whitehouse, his campaign and the Republican Party. No longer can he be encouraging his supporters to ignore their own safety and no more huge rallies as states will shut them down. He and his circle owe the American people a huge apology. The polls will clearly indicate continued erosion, especially with trust.
His brief video showed a very sick man. All steps yesterday all showed acts of desperation.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,388 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)theres no telling which way this will go. My two cents.
Rstrstx
(1,406 posts)Why the Remdesivir and Regeneron?
I suspect he got a high dose of virus and it hit him like a ton of bricks.
And if he had been keeping up his 20-hour days by the use of stimulants he may have been taken off them by the doctors, which is hitting him even harder.
I think hell recover as well as can be expected for someone with a moderate to severe case but it will take far too long for his liking (that may be why theyre throwing the kitchen sink at him right now).
My .02, hell spend the last days of the campaign trolling away on twitter but will make few if any public appearances as his lack of health and stamina will be all too apparent to those who see him.
lindysalsagal
(20,843 posts)to doctors, he's off those, and will likely become extremely depressed.
Baclava
(12,047 posts)Rapid onset of worsening symptoms. He could go downhill fast, what are his O2 sats??? They wont tell us.
JCMach1
(27,595 posts)Literally saying as I listen to the oxygen machine in my bedroom!
Voltaire2
(13,429 posts)JCMach1
(27,595 posts)Just spent last 10 days in steroid and experimental land. Trump is in trouble, bigly
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)You cant bounce back from them as quickly as you once did because your immune system is weaker.
If he recovers, it may take him quite awhile to do so. I definitely think theyll have to cancel the debates now.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Anything is possible.
C_U_L8R
(45,055 posts)Even for mild cases with the best care, this virus knocks the stuffing out of you for weeks and months.
JI7
(89,322 posts)He already had trouble walking and his body posture would lean weirdly . He would use the podium for support .
I think he may survive and he may improve enough that he could start tweeting again but in person he will be very weakened .
Cirque du So-What
(26,068 posts)IF he recovers to the extent that he tries to resume campaigning in earnest, he wont be able to get by with a little help from his friends, if you catch my drift.
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