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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf I were watching an ambulance hanging out in front of someone's house this long...
...my thinking would be that thet EMTs are struggling to get the patient stable enough to transport.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)standing up so nobody can see how sick he is.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)I think the delay has a lot to do with honing the optics.
He could also be arguing. Maybe this isn't 100% voluntary, but recommended.
Girard442
(6,071 posts)LuckyCharms
(17,426 posts)global1
(25,247 posts)Actually - Trump being the showman he is - he is probably purposely making the helicopter wait and the cable news shows & press dwell on the pic of the helicopter - just for effect - draw it out as long as possible before he walks out and waves to the press on his own.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)Yeah, unfortunately I've become that cynical where Trump is concerned.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Get me a head start on the upcoming Estate Sale
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)LuckyCharms
(17,426 posts)Didn't see this. Sorry.
crazylikafox
(2,756 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)intrepidity
(7,296 posts)and enjoying it immensely. I bet he's barely even ill.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)As much as he loves attention, this is not the kind of attention he would want.
intrepidity
(7,296 posts)He'd use it as a campaign issue: "Vote for me, I've already had Covid, so am safe now!"
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)when we see the fire truck and the ambulance taking a long time to leave. What's worse, though (and I've seen this more times than I care to remember) is when the ambulance leaves empty about the same time that a police car arrives, followed by a non-descript, unmarked black SUV.
monmouth4
(9,705 posts)Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)Three people have died just in the house right next door to me, two in the house across the street, and four or five more within one block of me. Most in their 80s and 90s, however, So they hung in there for a good long time.
monmouth4
(9,705 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Silent3
(15,212 posts)Just imagine if what they're trying to do is wrestle a (worse than usual) delusional and/or psychotic Trump into the helicopter.
Hugin
(33,144 posts)Just thought I'd throw that out there.
central scrutinizer
(11,648 posts)My favorite descriptor: a corpse is stable