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Le Roi de Pot

(744 posts)
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 04:51 AM Oct 2020

Here 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.

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beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
1. Totally disagree, trump is toast as his arrogance has been smashed by
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 04:57 AM
Oct 2020

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.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
3. If he was already having trouble breathing and had a fever,
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 05:13 AM
Oct 2020

there’s no telling which way this will go. My two cents.

Rstrstx

(1,406 posts)
4. Why isn't he tweeting up a storm?
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 05:53 AM
Oct 2020

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 he’ll 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 they’re throwing the kitchen sink at him right now).

My .02, he’ll 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)
11. I forgot about his self medicating! If he's voluntarily submitting
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 07:31 AM
Oct 2020

to doctors, he's off those, and will likely become extremely depressed.

 

Baclava

(12,047 posts)
5. They're already pumping him full of Remdesivir, a drug used for Ebola, and a cocktail of concoctions
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 06:00 AM
Oct 2020

Rapid onset of worsening symptoms. He could go downhill fast, what are his O2 sats??? They wont tell us.

JCMach1

(27,595 posts)
8. Exactly, remsdesivir is usually used to shorten negative o2 outcomes
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 07:11 AM
Oct 2020

Literally saying as I listen to the oxygen machine in my bedroom!

JCMach1

(27,595 posts)
7. Remsdesivir is very serious
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 07:09 AM
Oct 2020

Just spent last 10 days in steroid and experimental land. Trump is in trouble, bigly

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
9. Any illness is more serious the older you get.
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 07:16 AM
Oct 2020

You can’t 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 they’ll have to cancel the debates now.

C_U_L8R

(45,055 posts)
12. There is no bouncing back.
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 07:36 AM
Oct 2020

Even for mild cases with the best care, this virus knocks the stuffing out of you for weeks and months.

JI7

(89,322 posts)
13. While I agree that he will always be an asshole he was already in horrible physical condition
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 07:42 AM
Oct 2020

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)
14. As a speed/coke addict, he's gotta be going through some things right about now
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 08:19 AM
Oct 2020

IF he recovers to the extent that he tries to resume campaigning in earnest, he won’t be able to get by with a little help from his friends, if you catch my drift.

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