Trump Was Sicker Than Acknowledged With Covid-19

[demmiblue]

Source: NYT

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump was sicker with Covid-19 in October than publicly acknowledged at the time, with extremely depressed blood oxygen levels at one point and a lung problem associated with pneumonia caused by the coronavirus, according to four people familiar with his condition.

His prognosis became so worrisome before he was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center that officials believed he would need to be put on a ventilator, two of the people familiar with his condition said.

The people familiar with Mr. Trump’s health said he was found to have lung infiltrates, which occur when the lungs are inflamed and contain substances such as fluid or bacteria. Their presence, especially when a patient is exhibiting other symptoms, can be a sign of an acute case of the disease. They can be easily spotted on an X-ray or scan, when parts of the lungs appear opaque, or white.

Mr. Trump’s blood oxygen level alone was cause for extreme concern, dipping into the 80s, according to the people familiar with his evaluation. The disease is considered severe when the blood oxygen level falls to the low 90s.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html

[Blue Owl]

1. Well that's depressing

Depressing he didn't croak, that is

[machoneman]

28. Croak, croak, CROAK! Damn, that is too bad.

[oasis]

75. Really? We'd be spared Trump Impeachment II, but Pence would be sitting in

the Oval Office right now.

[LymphocyteLover]

53. I really had hopes for it

an old out of shape guy.... but I guess he has the best medical care available...

[Sugar Smack]

55. We all know what you meant.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

63. So it wasn't that bad

Darn it.

[Maeve]

2. In other words, we were right

News flash--he lies about everything. EVERY THING

[bearsfootball516]

3. No surprise there.

They used an experimental drug cocktail on him and when he was back on the balcony Sunday night, he was clearly in pain.

[SMC22307]

10. Seriously. Gasping for air on the balcony...

everyone could see that! That was not a 'well' man.

[VA_Jill]

4. He probably should have died

but as the joke goes, God didn't want him and Satan was afraid he'd take over.

I'm actually surprised his O2 sats aren't in the low 90s most of the time, as um, obese and inactive as he usually is. And depending on how far down in the 80s he went, well....I've had patients go to 80 and be okay with a little boost in the o2 or maybe some CPAP. If he was going below that, it might have been different.

[bearsfootball516]

9. He probably would have if it wasn't for the medical care he recieved.

He was lucky to have access to the best medical care in the world and treatments that are only available to the extremely rich. If he had been an average Joe, he very well may not have made it.

[Mike 03]

16. Right. He received the Regeneron antibodies cocktail and two other things too

that I can't remember.

EDIT: Here it is.

He received 8 things, including Remdesivir, Dexamethasone, Zinc, Vit D and Pepcid.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/8-drugs-trump-has-been-given-for-his-covid-19-treatment.html#:~:text=Regeneron's%20monoclonal%20antibody%20%E2%80%94%20On%20Oct,clinical%20trials%2C%20according%20to%20Politico.

[plimsoll]

65. What no Clorox?

[jmowreader]

66. He was probably screaming for hydroxychloquine

So...what do you do? On that list is aspirin...they probably told him it was HCQ to shut him up.

[oldsoftie]

68. Hey, they're prescribing HCQ in my area.

I know two folks who got it in the past three weeks.

[Evolve Dammit]

30. Satan was afraid. Probably true. He doesn't drink or smoke so he's probably going to be around

another decade. Hope we are. I'm really worried what his cult will do with his coded language after this trial. Michael Cohen nailed that. "He speaks in code..." They have a lot of AR's and the next time may be a lot more violent. Wish and hope otherwise.

[VA_Jill]

36. One of these days

He's going to choke on a hamberder. Or a chicken nugget. I don't want to even think about what his arteries look like. He can't beat the reaper forever. And as for the cult, they're now being taken seriously as domestic terrorists, so there's hope there. Also we'll have new US attorneys, so there's that. Notice we haven't heard much out of Donny lately? I'm hoping he'll be too busy fighting assorted legal battles from here on out. I'm far more worried about Josh Hawley aka #KidHitler and his type.

[Evolve Dammit]

40. Yeah. There's a fresh eager new batch that are just as dangerous and smarter. A Biden DOJ is hopeful

[Marthe48]

47. Like r senators, Satan can't handle his creation either

Good line

[dem4decades]

5. Covid could have saved our nation an insurrection.

[still_one]

56. +++

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. All that saved him was our tax dollars

If I was that sick, I would be dead now.

[Zoonart]

7. "People familiar with" ... like who?

Smells like bullshit to me. Playing for sympathy with Republicans.

[Thekaspervote]

14. This!

[soothsayer]

8. All this stuff was leaked at the time, but I guess it's news to some

[bearsfootball516]

11. I don't think the ventilator part was known.

That speaks to how grave it actually looked at one point. They'll only hook you up to the ventilator if you're in REALLY bad shape.

[soothsayer]

12. Nice to have things confirmed

[Frustratedlady]

13. That must have been one hell of a cocktail if he was in that bad a shape.

Too bad the 470,000+ didn't have a chance for it. Even if it wasn't approved yet, if they were going to die anyway, at least they would have had a chance...if he's still walkin' around.

[hamsterjill]

50. Yes, ma'am.

This report doesn’t pass the smell test to me. There’s footage of him walking out to the helicopter when he was being taken to Walter Reed. He didn’t look great, but he didn’t look close to death, did he?

You’re absolutely right in that if he was THAT sick, the drugs he was given were miraculous and should be made available to everyone because they obviously worked.

[Mike 03]

15. Mark Meadows said as much (off the record, but then was outed)

and a lot of people here suspected it too.

But it's always good to have verification.

[Thekaspervote]

17. My daughter's father is very ill- induced coma intubated, getting all the drugs available and he

Probably isn’t going to make it.

Not buying that story

[C_U_L8R]

18. He's one lucky SOB

Just wait until NY State gets ahold of him. Covid Schmovid.

[sfstaxprep]

19. More Proof That There Is No God

Or at the very least, God does not care much about what goes on down here.

[intrepidity]

32. Heh, I was thinking "More proof that he's the Antichrist" nt

[ArizonaLib]

70. Would serve him and the others right if

God is a black woman.

[musette_sf]

20. so... does this make the Walter Reed Motorcade

even more of an assault on the innocent people who had to execute this dangerous stunt and accompany Rump?

[Grasswire2]

21. Is there proof?

I have believed that it was a stunt.

[bearsfootball516]

24. If it was a stunt, it went pretty terribly.

All it did was make him look weak, and like a massive hypocrite.

[RicROC]

34. I agree with you

I suspected that T. never did have covid because within a few days, he not only was on the campaign trail, he gave 3-4 speeches per day. Doesn't sound like a person with lung problems. Maybe he just had a bad flu, but I still doubt he had covid.

Many people complain that they have lingering effects for months after infection.

[no_hypocrisy]

22. And yet, after personally suffering from a potentially deadly pathogen, Trump still allowed

the rest of the country to be decimated by Covid-19.

He didn't allow Anthony Fauci to do his job.

He interfered with the development of a vaccine.

He didn't allow the vaccine to be properly manufactured, to have enough supply for every state, for every person in these United States.

Talk about a hardened heart.

[NRaleighLiberal]

23. fuck trump

[Nocturnowl]

25. Not Sick Enough, Sadly

I was sincerely hoping for a Flatline.

[twodogsbarking]

26. It was obvious he was sick when he had his parade to show he wasn't sick.

This is Trump.

[Hekate]

27. Well, damn

[BlueStater]

29. Brian Sicknick would still be alive if this asshole had just died back in October.

Fuck.

[NurseJackie]

31. So close!

Missed it by that much!

[Me.]

39. Right?

[intrepidity]

33. Who cares?

Fuck that guy.

[rickyhall]

35. So close, dammit....

[Me.]

38. THis...

[niyad]

41. I'm sorry. I call BS on this. If he was that damned sick, to the point of possibly a vent, he

would not have been taking joy rides and doing balcony shows a few days later. This is either a syMpathy ploy, or another part of his self-promoting "superman" invincible image. "On the third day, he arose again,"

And if that cocktail is so damned effective, then it damned well better be available to EVERYONE!

[riversedge]

44. yes, something is very fishy. very very fishy. Time will tell us no doubt.

[Politicub]

64. It sounds like a stupid "strong like bear" narrative about Putin.

I don’t buy it, either.

[Gothmog]

43. trump had to be very sick to go to Walter Reed

The White House has a good medical facility that can handle most issues

[CountAllVotes]

45. Heaven can wait

Isn't that the truth?

Don the Con will be waiting for a very long for heaven one must suspect!

[COL Mustard]

46. Damn. A Wasted Opportunity

To Make America Great Again.

[yuiyoshida]

48. He is so fucking evil the Covid virus must have died the second

it entered TRUMP'S BODY!!!

[Baclava]

49. Why does that not surprise me, everything he did was packed full of lies

[Initech]

51. And then he went and rode around in an SUV full of guards.

How many people did he infect with that little stunt?

[Talitha]

52. Timing is everything...

This story comes out the day before his lawyers start their dog and pony show at the trial. Does anyone else smell a red herring?

[Rural_Progressive]

54. Somebody needs to convince him to destroy his portait

that's hanging in the back room at Mar a loogie.

Looks like the only way we're going to get rid of him I'm afraid.

[brooklynite]

57. Can I observe that a lot of folks were convinced he was faking?

[bullwinkle428]

58. I'm going to paraphrase Matt Gaetz (and who thought I would EVER do that) and say...

"After reading that obituary, I think I would have needed a cigarette!"

[mahina]

59. .

[barbtries]

60. not sick enough.

innocent people died and he recovered. i'll say no more.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

61. I doubt anyone suggested using the 25th Amendment.

Hell, I bet they wouldn't do it even if Fat Donnie had to be put on a ventilator. People were so terrified of this monster that they lived in his alternate reality, and invented reasons to lie about their own actions.

And yet, this was exactly the set of circumstances envisioned by the drafters of the amendment when they wrote that the V.P. would assume the position of president during the president's "inability to discharge the powers and duties of the [the presidency]."

We might as well not have had a V.P. There was no way T**** would let go of the reins of power. Hell, he's still trying to hold on to them. People can't refer to him as "former President Trump." On the first day of the impeachment trial his lawyer's first reference to his client was to "the 45th president" and not "former President Trump."

[FoxNewsSucks]

62. So the MFer lied about that too.

Shouldn't shock anyone.

[oldsoftie]

67. Everyone HERE already knew that & said it at the time.

He didnt look good

[Crowman2009]

69. Let's hope that no-mask wearing SOB doesn't survive the second time he catches it.

[BobTheSubgenius]

71. But he could even do the world a solid and just get worse, could he?

Selfish bastard, all the way.

[dchill]

72. Karma is an asshole.

[thenelm1]

73. He was sicker than acknowledged throughout his whole 4-year term!!! n/t

[cntrfthrs]

74. too bad the MF

didnt die.

[Vivienne235729]

76. Having worked in the ICU for many years, I KNEW when I saw him there on the balcony breathing

He was on the fast track to buying himself an intubation. The only reason I figured that he didn’t was bc he was POTUS and he got treatment that was not available to most people.

[mysteryowl]

77. Why was this leaked now?

timing is everything

[JI7]

78. I believe he knew he had it during that First Debate and hoped to give it to Biden

At that time he probably had not develped symptoms or they were nothing serious . He thought he could get away without anyone knowing but the reason we found out was because it became more serious and they had to take him to the hospital .

REmember that he gave to Chris Christie during debate prep .

[C Moon]

79. He was sick alright--even before he walked into our White House. He's a VERY sick person.

So are all the god damned MAGAs.