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So, Trump got tested twice, all the while, some of us can't even get tested once! (Original Post) imanamerican63 Apr 2020 OP
I bet he and everyone in the White House have been getting tested every day for weeks. Walleye Apr 2020 #1
Why do you MFM008 Apr 2020 #3
Exactly! It's as plain as the nose on your face Walleye Apr 2020 #4
cuz hes so damn careless... samnsara Apr 2020 #2
My friend is getting tested a 3rd time woodsprite Apr 2020 #5
Your friend needs to be tested to stay on top of this! imanamerican63 Apr 2020 #7
They got the 2nd confirmation today. His oxygen levels have dipped some woodsprite Apr 2020 #12
We have to wait to tested until safeinOhio Apr 2020 #6
The one senior that is actually expendable, and he gets tested any time they even think brewens Apr 2020 #8
I have absolutely no problem with this Tom Rinaldo Apr 2020 #9
+1/ Test the job. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #10
To twist your thought slightly, I, too, have no problem Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #14
It's an unpleasant experience so he should have one every day. dreamland Apr 2020 #11
the world would be better off if he just cashed in Marthe48 Apr 2020 #13

woodsprite

(11,853 posts)
5. My friend is getting tested a 3rd time
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 08:02 AM
Apr 2020

His partner took him into the hospital last Mon. They tested him, took xrays, bloods, oxygen levels, CT scan, and admitted him based on the results while he waited. Docs said it was presumptive COVID-19. First result came back negative, but they kept him due to the look of his chest X-rays, and did a second test, which just came back positive yesterday. They are running a 3rd test and expect to get the results today or tomorrow. He’s still in the hospital, still on oxygen, no worse or no better. He is receiving chloroquine treatment.

woodsprite

(11,853 posts)
12. They got the 2nd confirmation today. His oxygen levels have dipped some
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 09:50 AM
Apr 2020

and they just informed him this morning that his breathing requires more assisted oxygen. They are monitoring him to determine if a tube needs to be inserted into his throat.

safeinOhio

(32,527 posts)
6. We have to wait to tested until
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 08:22 AM
Apr 2020

we are being rushed to the hospital. They should rush him to the hospital every time he is to be tested.

brewens

(13,393 posts)
8. The one senior that is actually expendable, and he gets tested any time they even think
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 08:39 AM
Apr 2020

he may have been exposed.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,911 posts)
9. I have absolutely no problem with this
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 08:42 AM
Apr 2020

Starting from the unacceptable but none the less current state or reality where testing is in serious short supply, first responders and Congress, the President and VP and the cabinet, should be frequently tested above all else. Members of our national government frequently work in close quarters and contagion could spread very rapidly decimating the function of government. By testing cabinet members frequently health officials can work backwards tracing contacts within their departments should any of them come up positive. We can't afford to have government cease functioning.

And yes I do realize that in the case of a government fronted by Donald Trump, it is a close call whether we are better off with or without a government.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,282 posts)
10. +1/ Test the job.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 09:13 AM
Apr 2020

If (as it should have been) President HRC were tested multiple times, we would have no complaint.

Next year, if President Biden gets tested multiple times, we'll have no complaint.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
14. To twist your thought slightly, I, too, have no problem
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 11:58 AM
Apr 2020

with our president, VP, Cabinet, Senate, and House to be tested...BEFORE they even get into office.

However, I want them tested on drug use, arrest records, mental health, financial stability, and Constitutional knowledge, and I want the results to be public.

Don't most of the rest of us have to pass pre-employment checks? Why should these people - the people who determine what laws and lifestyle their constituents must adhere to - not have the same requirement? Our lives are in their hands every day.

Marthe48

(16,690 posts)
13. the world would be better off if he just cashed in
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 10:59 AM
Apr 2020

of all the people in the world, he deserves the least consideration, the least care. Every other victim should get attention first, tested first, treated first.

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