About That Trump Video

[Rule of Claw]

No marks on his hands, Remesdivir only given through IV. https://www.remdesivir.com/us/dosing-administration/

Same suit, no tie, extreme shortness of breath. It is possible they gave it through his wrist, not preferred, but then, he had it pulled out to make a video? As much as he is said to whine? Then has to get it put right back in?

I have questions.

[jmbar2]

1. Could have been recorded in advance of his hospitalization

[msongs]

3. some may criticize your perfectly reasonable explanation nt

[Buckeye_Democrat]

9. It wouldn't totally surprise me.

Reminds me of this old SNL spoof of prerecorded news:

[Wellstone ruled]

10. Yupper!!!!!!

Noticed all the tells,no needle marks Orange Make-up,Hair sprayed. No of this shit happens in a sterile environment.

[rainin]

2. Do you think this was made earlier? n/t

[agingdem]

6. yes.. much earlier and from the Oval Office

[boston bean]

12. Nah. More likely when he first got to WR.

[agingdem]

20. that makes more sense...

[chia]

4. Yeah I'm going to need to see him holding today's paper

[soothsayer]

7. Ha!

[Raven123]

5. Hand? IV could be anywhere along forearm or inside elbow.

[Rule of Claw]

8. See above.

Are they going to pull an IV just to make a video from a seriously ill patient?

To be fair, I don't think he said the video was from today. But who know with these people? All they do is lie.

[misanthrope]

14. They don't have to pull it

You get a PICC line in your arm that is used for various IV bags of whatever the doctor prescribes. Easy to conceal in a suit.

[Raven123]

15. You can disconnect the line and leave the the IV catheter (needle if you will) and reconnect later

[Rule of Claw]

17. True, I know you can do that I just had a surgery.

But a sick Covid patient, also contagious, obviously, no mask when he should be wearing one, out of bed, unhook the IV, roll him to a table, then make a video? Bad judgment if nothing else.

[Disaffected]

16. IVs are easily detectable.

The needle stays in and has a quick connect closely upstream (there is a name for the device which I can't recall offhand). It could be easily covered by a loose sleeve.

[kurtcagle]

19. I was in the hospital three weeks ago for angina

My IV was on the inside of my elbow, not my wrist, but yes, if I was a doctor, I'd be concerned about a patient putting on a shirt and jacket that could potentially rip out the IV. My guess was that this was pre-recorded before he left the White House.

[XanaDUer2]

11. He seemed to be gasping for breath

Imo. He looked like shit

[StarryNite]

13. He always looks like shit so you can't base anything on that.

[Eid Ma Clack Shaw]

21. I just said in another thread that it's edited. Go to 1:03.

And look at his face just after he says “therapeutics”. There’s a cough or a gag or maybe the start of a really disturbing twitch unsuccessfully edited.

[Tree-Hugger]

22. IV can be anywhere

They often use a vein along the forearm. Would be dang uncomfortable without a suit, but definitely not impossible.

His breathing is terrible. It's not totally obvious and many people will gloss over it and think he's fine. He's trying to push through his words, but you can hear the little weak exhales and gasps.