Trump has a cough and a fever

[Johnny2X2X]

Link to tweet

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[honest.abe]

1. Wow... this is for real.

He might become incapacitated. We are heading into uncharted territory.

[beachbumbob]

14. pelosi already been contated by the whitehouse concerning the continuity of power a couple hours ago

[Buckeyeblue]

31. How do you know this?

[R B Garr]

49. This is when I'll start believing this 100%.

When real things like this start happening. Otherwise, I’m still skeptical this could be some ploy to keep Biden from campaigning for two weeks while we get treated to non-stop coverage of Trump’s miraculous recovery.

What are the odds this all happened when Biden happened to be in the same room with him in the debate hall. Cynical, I know, but considering the con men involved...

[luvtheGWN]

54. CNN has just reported...

....both Bidens have tested negative.

[R B Garr]

56. Thank you, great news!

[Omaha Steve]

64. It takes 2 weeks to incubate

[DeminPennswoods]

74. That's the outer window,

but it's more like a few days after being exposed.

[Midnight Writer]

83. Exactly. It hasn't even been three days since they were onstage together.

[AllyCat]

86. Oh thank you! They should get tested one more time.

What a relief!

[Lucinda]

124. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[abakan]

81. This is exactly what I think

I think there is nothing he won't stoop to and I am skeptical of anything that comes from the WH.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

118. If I were a novelist, last week's revelation that the Antagonist hadn't paid taxes in a decade

and the info was about to go public would have been the cliff hanger. The tax man closing in, thousands more Americans dying weekly, his businesses under investigation, money laundering and campaign finance violations and the imminent loss by a landslide election would lead the Antagonist to find a way out that would get him off the hook.

In my novel, the Antagonist would have been nearly as impressed with the beloved RBG lying in state as he was with Macron's military parade. Denied the parade, the Antagonist would assuage his ego by setting his sites on attending, or at least watching, his own funeral. Perhaps from the safety of a Moscow luxury apartment as he eats burgers and calls the people suckers.

I have a vivid imagination but, hey...it is what it is.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

121. Ha, you do have a vivid imagination!

[Illumination]

65. Let's get that sick old dried up piece of shoe leather out of the White House & NANCY IN!...

[getagrip_already]

100. that makes zero sense - i just don't believe it....

First, Pence is next in line. And they haven't even done a temporary transfer of power. So why would they contact anyone?

Second, when has the wh EVER reached out to pelosi directly on any matter of significance? They bypass her until they absolutely can't.

Lastly, the gop has already signalled it will challenge pelosi being sworn in if it gets to that. The line of succession is law; it's not in the contistution itself. It would end up in scotus for sure.

So the only thig the wh would do in this case is send someone infected over to meet with her for some other reason.

Hopefully all wh staffers are on the house no-entry list.

[PatrickforO]

103. Pence is first in line, though. Then Pelosi.

It would be SO COOL if Pelosi became the first female president, even briefly!

[RainCaster]

2. He's never had a sense of taste

That was one of the symptoms, right?

[Aristus]

5. He never had any taste of any kind.

n/t

[3Hotdogs]

51. What's wrong with a gold turlet?

[SergeStorms]

94. It flushes upward.

Trump weighed 150 lbs. before he had it installed.

[3Hotdogs]

133. Excellent. I didn't know that.

And I was gonna buy one.

[tosh]

57. Or any sense. nt

[MLAA]

91. +1

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

122. +infinity

[TwilightZone]

10. *snort*

Nice.

[soothsayer]

20. Ha!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. Look at what he eats.

Then look at his dictator-Baroque apartment in NYC. Not having a sense of taste wouldn't be a symptom of covid for someone who never had a sense of taste.

[lagomorph777]

27. But he does smell

bad.

[orangecrush]

113. ..

[Polybius]

52. Well, as a young guy in the 90's, I did like Marla Maples

He got that one right, but then he blew it.

[Grins]

85. Because she was attractive. On the outside.

She knowingly ‘spread’em’ for a married man who impregnated her. And after Trump got financially hammered in his first divorce, he made sure that wouldn’t happen again and screwed Maples (again) in their pre-nup.

None of these people have a decent sense for others.

[Polybius]

89. I don't know anything about Marla the person

So I won't comment on how she is on the inside, it's only the outside that I see.

[List left]

67. Sorry Charlie...... nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Ironic that the mask wearer is the sickest.

[Zambero]

25. There's plenty of footage showing her not wearing a mask or social distancing

A now-and-then approach won't cut it. Nothing new to learn here, as Hicks has known all along that Trump was downplaying this pandemic. People who have chosen to associate with him have been learning hard lessons from day one.

[global1]

4. And To Think That Hope Hicks Was Out Of The White House And Potentially Sheltered From This Menace..

and then she came back to serve him again.

She didn't have to go through this.

[Marius25]

7. She's an idiot.

[LovingA2andMI]

43. She made a Choice....

She should live with the outcome of that choice.

[still_one]

6. Just the lack of him tweeting indicates this is not normal

[Larissa]

106. No tweets

Means he must really be off his feed bag.

[TwilightZone]

8. So, Hicks didn't get upset about it until she was personally affected?

Gee, that's not a pattern or anything.

[StarryNite]

11. This

[Kingofalldems]

28. She probably thought she was too pretty to get the virus.

[Zambero]

32. Apparently sociopaths are drawn to one another

with dire results.

[treestar]

87. +1 the rule of right wingers

all the time.

[smirkymonkey]

114. +1000

How typical!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

127. First commandment of true deceivers

of the RW variety: Thou shalt not giveth a shit about pain unless it affecteth thine own scumbag self.

[TwilightZone]

128. Or your kid comes out as gay.

Then, gay rights for everyone! (Uh, wait....)

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

129. That's the Dickhead Cheney Rule.

[TwilightZone]

130. And Rob Portman

But, yeah, Cheney is right there.

[Skraxx]

9. I Would Never Say This, But I'm Hearing A Lot of People Saying

That they hope he drops dead. Not me of course, it's an awful thing to say, but I do hear a lot of people saying that.

[dawg day]

18. I want him to survive to election day--

So he can fully experience the enormous landslide breaking over him.

Then I don't care what happens to him.

[AwakeAtLast]

60. YES! THIS!

We do not want a President Pence!

[central scrutinizer]

69. And then many years in prison

[soothsayer]

19. Big, tough guy, straight out of central casting came to me

Had tears in his eyes and said “ Darling, I mean, Sir...”

[NCjack]

47. Yeah, me too. Nothing bad for him. But, I do miss him X-ing out a couple of lines a day

in the Constitution. And my anxiety -- I'm missing that, too.

[Happyhippychick]

53. A lot of people are wondering if he will be on a ventilator soon. Not me of course.

But people are wondering

[GoCubsGo]

101. Not me. I want to see his perp walk.

[soothsayer]

12. Not an emergency yet, according to CDC

Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:
Fever or chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea

Look for emergency warning signs for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately:
Trouble breathing
Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
New confusion
Inability to wake or stay awake
Bluish lips or face

[Woodycall]

44. And of course, Clinical Death...

[ET Awful]

66. How are we supposed to tell the difference between new confusion and old confusion?

n/t

[soothsayer]

70. Exactly!

[FakeNoose]

13. Well this is interesting

... from the Vanity Fair article:

Meanwhile, Hicks has experienced more pronounced symptoms than the president. Two sources said she has had a high fever and a cough, with one source adding she lost her sense of smell. Hicks is said to be frustrated with Trump for taking such a cavalier approach to the virus. She was one of the few West Wing staffers to wear a mask in meetings, which her colleagues chided her for. “She was made fun of because she wore a mask,” a friend said. Sources told me Hicks is also upset that news coverage has made it appear that she gave Trump the virus, when in fact no one knows where he got it. “It’s so unfair she’s sort of being blamed,” the friend told me.

Hicks did not respond to a request for comment.

On DU we're all assuming that Hope was the first to get sick, but it could just as easily been Chump who gave it to her.

[Doodley]

26. Hicks needs to have the courage to speak out against her bully-boy boss and save lives.

[dawg day]

29. She was photo'ed Wed getting off the helicopter with Miller and Kushner-

All unmasked.

[Mz Pip]

90. If those two got it

we’ll have hit the trifecta. It’s so hard not to think bad thoughts.

[dawg day]

112. Miller's own wife got it, and he didn't

Let's face it. No virus can propagate within a zombie vampire like Miller. He's safe.

[demmiblue]

39. Yeah, I don't know why this hasn't been reported on more.

[robbob]

45. A) they've all been advised (ordered?) not to wear masks around dump

To make him look “confident“ and “strong” I guess, and

B) tRump has already tried to put blame on the military for giving it to Hope.

[FakeNoose]

68. Hope was wearing a mask in the White House

Apparently there aren't many wearing masks these days, but she was one of them. She caught a lot of grief from her co-workers about it too.

Now they're making it look like she's the one who gave it to him.

Let's see the printouts from the test results, and let's see who had the first "positive" test result.

[Mr.Bill]

77. It's important to remember

that we can not trust any information coming out of the White House. Not one single thing. They lie about everything, why would anyone think they are telling the truth now?

[Blaukraut]

48. He probably got it first and gave it to everyone in his orbit n/t

[Ananda62]

105. I think that too

Who’s to say Hope gave it to Trump. The incubation period is 3-14 days, with 5 days on average. Trump could be the superspreader.

[Newest Reality]

15. I guess...

He is "virtually nobody" now.

[dawg day]

34. Too true-

I'm amazed the virus can survive in that bilious body of his.

[Baitball Blogger]

16. Are these people robots that they can't think for themselves?

Hope Hicks is angry because Trump downplayed the threat that Covid presents? Are they so easily persuaded to ignore the death rates?

[dawg day]

17. "No one knew!"

“There are so many threads to pull. No one knows where this is going to go,” a stunned former West Wing official told me.


Stunned? WTF did they think was going to happen? They'd already had several close staffers and Secret Service agents sick. Trump and everyone on his staff and in his family were defiantly going around without masks or social distancing, taunting people who took precautions, demanding reporters take off their masks--

Did they actually all think this wasn't real? That they were immune?

I hope the household staff especially and those who had no choice but to be around these careless cruel Trumps are given paid time off and bonuses and very good care.


“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”

― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

[Demsrule86]

37. That is certainly Trump and Trumpers...

[KY_EnviroGuy]

78. Pretty amazing isn't it.....

that a large bunch of Democratic Party hell raisers on an internet blog seem to know more about this pandemic virus that the President and his staff?

We surely are living in a time-warped alternate reality.......

[DeminPennswoods]

84. My favorite quote from The Great Gatsby

and so relevent to Trump.

[ancianita]

88. Great post, especially the Fitzgerald quote -- thank you!

[AngryOldDem]

21. Hope Hicks is a grown woman.

She knew the risk, it’s on her that she continued to put up with an ignorant boob of a boss and his minions.

For all we know, he infected her.

[Bev54]

33. Exactly!!!

[Ronjon55]

22. Don't believe it till he's in a hospital. Sources phhhh

[calimary]

63. Welcome to DU, Ronjon55!

I totally get that. Unfortunately, this White House doesn't have a great track record for honesty. He's probably ordered them to downplay this in the same way he has. Wonder when we'll know more objectively-verified facts on this?

He's trying to project invincibility. This kinda mucks that up.

[Ronjon55]

79. That's the biggest shame in all of this.

We can’t believe anything coming from the White House or his administration

[Illumination]

76. Can you imagine all the cards, letters, flowers, candy & words of love he'd receive? There would

need to be another room just to put all that in.. But OH NO! That's right. He's been impeached & is a corrupt fraud...

[Ilsa]

108. Cards contaminated with COVID-19 from his contaminated cult. nt

[Illumination]

111. Nothing better than spreading the LOVE!...

[Ilsa]

115. Multiple, divergent strains of mutated virus. nt

[Illumination]

125. Yes. Like tender words in this sicko's ears...That would be so very thoughtful to send him

some loving energy! Good to know so many have his best interests (like he does ours) in our minds & hearts @ this uncertain time...OMG I think I'm going to cry!

[lagomorph777]

23. Yeah, baby! And dear Hopeless Hick: maybe you shouldn't have tickled his tonsils.

[NRaleighLiberal]

30. he never did have any taste!

[Budi]

35. "Pandemoneum inside the White House.."

And This is what we're supposed to want 4 more years of?

[Illumination]

82. It's just amazing all the chaos he's brought on himself & others...

[llmart]

95. I believe it's been like that in the White House since he stole the election.

There's been pandemonium from day 1. He thrives on chaos.

[Horse with no Name]

36. Only cough and fever?

Or are those just some of the symptoms they are telling us about.

[bearsfootball516]

40. It was reported that aids said he was exhausted and lethargic Wednesday.

[soothsayer]

46. That's more severe!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-symptoms-six-types-coronavirus-disease-different/

The six clusters of symptoms outlined in the study are:

Flu-like with no fever: Headache, loss of smell, muscle pains, cough, sore throat, chest pain, no fever.

Flu-like with fever: Headache, loss of smell, cough, sore throat, hoarseness, fever, loss of appetite.

Gastrointestinal: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, diarrhea, sore throat, chest pain, no cough.

Severe level one, fatigue: Headache, loss of smell, cough, fever, hoarseness, chest pain, fatigue.

Severe level two, confusion: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain.

Severe level three, abdominal and respiratory: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain, shortness of breath, diarrhea, abdominal pain.

[Sunsky]

38. I'm sorry but Hicks is a grown a*s woman

She should have taken a stand for her health. Trump should be held accountable for his actions but so does Hope.

[BeyondGeography]

41. "Who will want to be in a room with him?"

That’s called a job perk.

And Hicks gets mocked for wearing a mask then blamed for passing the virus on to Shitstain. She really needs to move on.

[tinrobot]

42. "There really can be nothing for 14 days. It's as if the campaign ended yesterday"

Trump's campaign ended yesterday.

I sure hope Biden keeps campaigning.

[NCjack]

50. TrumpCo members are either in bed due to something like a lite flu or are in

quarantine. Fortunately for them, that is keeping the campaign investigators away from them.

[Loge23]

55. Hick's lament

"You told me you wouldn't cough on me!"

[tblue37]

58. This is telling (emphasis added):

Hicks is said to be frustrated with Trump for taking such a cavalier approach to the virus. She was one of the few West Wing staffers to wear a mask in meetings,which her colleagues chided her for.“

[Denvermosaic]

59. Trump to reporter 'I'm on stage so I'm very far away'

Trump says he's not afraid of contracting coronavirus at his rallies, doesn't mention crowds of supporters.

[hlthe2b]

61. Hope has lost her sense of smell--that is not good as that more often signals risk for more severe

symptoms and course.

Meanwhile, Hicks has experienced more pronounced symptoms than the president. Two sources said she has had a high fever and a cough, with one source adding she lost her sense of smell. Hicks is said to be frustrated with Trump for taking such a cavalier approach to the virus. She was one of the few West Wing staffers to wear a mask in meetings, which her colleagues chided her for. “She was made fun of because she wore a mask,” a friend said. Sources told me Hicks is also upset that news coverage has made it appear that she gave Trump the virus, when in fact no one knows where he got it. “It’s so unfair she’s sort of being blamed,” the friend told me.

[soothsayer]

73. Not necessarily (according to one study)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-symptoms-six-types-coronavirus-disease-different/

The six clusters of symptoms outlined in the study are:

Flu-like with no fever: Headache, loss of smell, muscle pains, cough, sore throat, chest pain, no fever.

Flu-like with fever: Headache, loss of smell, cough, sore throat, hoarseness, fever, loss of appetite.

Gastrointestinal: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, diarrhea, sore throat, chest pain, no cough.

Severe level one, fatigue: Headache, loss of smell, cough, fever, hoarseness, chest pain, fatigue.

Severe level two, confusion: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain.

Severe level three, abdominal and respiratory: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain, shortness of breath, diarrhea, abdominal pain.

[Johnny2X2X]

75. That's a sig of a severe case for sure

She was probably at peak spreading ability Wednesday.

[LuckyCharms]

62. Mr. Creosote doesn't feel well? But it's wafer thin!!

[hatrack]

72. It appears that Hope has trod in Monsieur's bucket . . .

[LuckyCharms]

97. LMAO

fuck off....I'm full!

but it's WAFFER thin!

[Aerator]

71. The President of Notre Dame

The President of Notre Dame just tested positive and showing symptoms.He was at the WH Saturday and after being photographed not wearing a mask he had to apologize to his students because masks are mandatory at ND.

[Larissa]

117. I just don't get it

Is it easier to wear a mask or a ventilator? The Cult of Non-Mask Wearing was germinated by Donald Trump himself. I cannot get over that Trump went to his fund raiser in New Jersey knowing full well that he had been exposed to the virus. Trump has been terrible for America's health.

[Botany]

80. NY Times: Liberal media my ass. "coldlike symptoms"

"This morning the New York Times reported that Trump is exhibiting “coldlike symptoms.”"

A cough and fever could be a sign of the onset of the disease too not just “coldlike symptoms.”

BTW I think Trump had it before he Hoax Hicks flew to and back from Cleveland.

[extvbroadcaster]

92. Trump could be lying

Trump could be lying about the whole thing. He shows up in a day or two, says he "beat the COVID" and it is just the "Kung Flu" so no worries! Take off the masks, go back to work, it's all a hoax. I would not put it past him at all.

[pwb]

93. Sounds like Hicks, Melania and Trump

had a three way on Air Force one.

[SayItLoud]

96. I believe NOTHING out of the ORAL OFFICE. Nothing.

Every reporter needs to ask:

Is the president trying to keep Americans from panicking by saying it's a Mild case?

The ass has NO friggin cred.

[Nasruddin]

98. Sacrificial lamb

I get it. Hope is going to be the scapegoat.

[JohnnyRingo]

99. Media death watch D-1

Every day will be the lead story until it comes to a conclusion.

[ashredux]

102. He will be in Walter Reed by Monday

[Johnny2X2X]

104. Sooner

If he was at all able to talk, he'd at least called in to something to give a statement. He's got to be so sick he can't even do that.

My bet is tonight or tomorrow morning he's at Walter Reed.

[ashredux]

134. I tip my hat 🎩....you were dead on

[catbyte]

107. WTF? Can't she read? Doesn't she understand English?!?

[LuckyCharms]

120. That's perfect. n/t

[Larissa]

109. No two experiences are alike

But I've read of folks who were infected talk about how violent the coughing can be.

[58Sunliner]

110. What did she expect? A magical shield?

It is possible that DT had immuno therapy and this virus has mutated. By all rights and odds, he should have been sick already.

[Pepsidog]

116. For whom the bell tolls.. ...0

[NRaleighLiberal]

119. No! say it ain't so! Not Hoax Hicks!

[SlogginThroughIt]

123. Let that mercury climb til the glass shatters!

[warmfeet]

126. Well, it's a start anyway.

[Blue Owl]

131. Hey Donny is that fever getting worse? I'd be worried if I were you...

[BlueWavePsych]

132. Seems like he got infected 5+ days ago to have these symptoms.

[Cha]

135. Can they treat Hoaxes at Walter Reed?

Link to tweet

Meanwhile Hicks should have done her research. she knows by now what a fucking LIAR he is.