In a four-minute video posted on Twitter, Trump, looking tired and wearing an open-necked jacket and shirt, said he “didn’t feel so good” when he first arrived at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and that The following days would be crucial in your fight against the coronavirus.
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“Over the next few days, I guess that’s the real test, so we’ll see what happens over the next few days,” Trump said, sitting at a round table in front of an American flag.
The speech came hours after various assessments of his health by administration officials made it unclear how ill the president had become since testing positive for coronavirus Thursday night.
A team of White House doctors said Saturday morning that TriumphThe condition was improving and he was already talking about returning to the White House. One doctor said Trump had told them “‘I feel like I could get out of here today.’
Within minutes, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows gave reporters a less optimistic assessment, telling them: “The president’s vital signs over the past 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours they will be critical in terms of your care – not on a clear path to full recovery. ”
Meadows, whose initial comments were provided on the condition that he is not identified, altering his tone hours later, and told Reuters that Triumph He was doing “very well” and that “the doctors are very happy with his vital signs.”
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