Is he dead yet?

[Tanuki]

8. His worry that he "could be one of the diers" finally came true?

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-coronavirus-i-could-be-one-of-the-diers-nymag-2020-10

"President Donald Trump recognized his own mortality following his COVID-19 diagnosis in a phone call last week, according to details published on Friday by New York Magazine's Intelligencer.

According to the article, the president painted a grim reality on October 3, a day after he and First Lady Melania Trump announced that they tested positive for COVID-19 and after he was transported to Walter Reed Medical Center to undergo testing and treatment.

"I could be one of the diers," Trump said during the call, repeating the line once more, according to the article. At the time, the US passed the grim milestone of more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus. As of Friday, October 9, less than a week after the call, the US death toll surpassed 213,000.

The statement comes in stark contrast from the largely optimistic tone Trump has adopted since his diagnosis. The president even initially resisted staying at Walter Reed, saying "I don't need to go. I'm fine. I'm fine. We have everything we need here," according to a person who spoke to him, Intelligencer's Olivia Nuzzi reported.
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"This thing could go either way," Trump said, citing the article. "It's tricky. They told me it's tricky. You can tell it can go either way."