In the first hospital video, Trump says he feels ‘much better’, but the next few days will be ‘the real test’



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Topline

President Donald Trump said in a video Saturday from Walter Reed Medical Center that he feels “much better now,” after White House officials gave conflicting accounts of his condition throughout the day.

Key facts

In the video posted on his Twitter account, Trump said: “I came here, I did not feel so good. I feel much better now. We are working hard to recover.”

He added that his doctors will be monitoring him for the next few days, which will be “the real test, so we will see what happens in the next few days.”

Trump said he “had no choice” but to go to the hospital because he didn’t want to be “locked up” inside the White House, although CNN reported that Trump was actually reluctant to go to the hospital.

A spokesperson for the White House saying Forbes The video was filmed on Saturday, but did not provide further details.

Trump is still unclear: According to the CDC, the median time it took for patients to develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from onset of illness or symptoms ranged from 8 to 12 days, and the median time to ICU admission from disease onset or symptoms ranged from 10 to 12 days.

Key Background

Officials gave confusing and contradictory information about Trump’s condition on Saturday. White House physician Sean Conley told a news conference that Trump was “very well.” But moments later, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters that Trump’s vital signs over the past 24 hours were “very worrying” and that “there was no clear path to a full recovery.” Meadows then changed his tune hours later, saying Trump “is doing great,” adding to the confusion.



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