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GoCubsGo

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31. I was highly skeptical of the "hoax" part, until it occurred to me that

Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #20)

Sun Oct 4, 2020, 01:54 PM

Oct 2020

they could be plotting to fake his death to sneak him out of the country to avoid prosecution. But, I don't think he's that good of an actor to fake the huffing and puffing we saw in that video. There is definitely something wrong with him. It's just a matter of what and how bad. It's sick and sad that we're in a place where nearly anything we toss out there could be the truth, but we just don't know what that truth is. It's like we're in the old Soviet Union or North Korea.

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DU POLL - what do you think is the truth [View all] boston bean Oct 2020 OP

I think he has covid. LisaL Oct 2020 #1

who can know in the cloud of lies? NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #2

exactly. could be anything between nothing to fubar. bullimiami Oct 2020 #5

Right. Therefore the reason for the speculation. boston bean Oct 2020 #6

Other: There is NO WAY to know when team Trump is lying. Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #3

100% they are lying. big lies or small they just cant tell the truth. bullimiami Oct 2020 #9

Moderate case, still totally up in the air. From everything I've heard, his odds for brewens Oct 2020 #4

The only truth I know is that he is a liar and murderer... Freedomofspeech Oct 2020 #7

They keep trying to steer us toward thinking all is well and getting better. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #8

Yeah, that is where I am at too. Plus all the treatments point to a more dangerous infection. boston bean Oct 2020 #12

It's a reality show. Who the f*ck knows. cayugafalls Oct 2020 #10

I think if he wasn't having the kitchen sink thrown at him... Crunchy Frog Oct 2020 #11

I think his condition will worsen mid-week poli-junkie Oct 2020 #13

That is usually the pattern. ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2020 #17

I voted "Other," because you left out an option Polybius Oct 2020 #14

Other is available for you to choose. boston bean Oct 2020 #15

As soon as I posted, I edited it that I voted "Other" Polybius Oct 2020 #19

logically...they would want the public to think BootinUp Oct 2020 #16

I think the Dr's know he's declining and heading for a disaster, and trying to convince him of it duforsure Oct 2020 #18

Other: I have no fucking idea what is the truth. GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #20

I also voted "Other" for the same reason IcyPeas Oct 2020 #27

I was highly skeptical of the "hoax" part, until it occurred to me that GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #31

i think the truth is we're all spending too much time speculating on this 0rganism Oct 2020 #21

No idea, except whatever they say isn't true. ooky Oct 2020 #22

CNN did a piece on Boris Johnson this morning. octoberlib Oct 2020 #23

true but IcyPeas Oct 2020 #28

Experimental treatments doesn't mean they actuallywork. In fact Dr. Feigl-Ding had the receipts on octoberlib Oct 2020 #29

Trump has Covid tirebiter Oct 2020 #24

the attempts is to cover up the extent and the time he got it beachbumbob Oct 2020 #25

I don't know what to think. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2020 #26

Too soon to tell. Mz Pip Oct 2020 #30

I don't want to have to pass, but we really can't trust what we're told. ancianita Oct 2020 #32