Trump in new video on coronavirus: I can be immune

Of: Johan edgar

Published: October 06, 2020 at 07.20
Updated: October 06, 2020 at 07.59

Donald Trump ended the comeback show last night by recording a video at the White House. He reiterated his call to people not to be afraid of the coronavirus.

– I know there was a risk, a danger, but it’s okay and now I’m better. And maybe I’m immune, I don’t know, he said.

Now, Secret Service personnel in the bodyguard force are furious at the frivolous sight of COVID-19, CNN reports.

The president returned to the White House last night with the Marine One helicopter after leaving through the golden entrance doors of Walter Reed Hospital.

It was a well-run show that was perfectly synchronized with the news on the major television channels. The last thing Trump did before entering the building was to remove his mouth guard and record a video with the flags on the balcony as a backdrop.

There, he repeated the message he tweeted on Monday: Do not fear covid-19.

– I have learned a lot about the coronavirus. And one thing is for sure: don’t let it dominate you, don’t be afraid of it, the president said.

– Two days ago, I could have left two days ago. I felt great, better than I felt for a long time.

I think he’s immune

Donald Trump also defended that he did not practice maintaining a physical distance before becoming infected with the virus, because that is how a leader should act.

– I know there was a risk, a danger, but it’s okay and now I’m better. And maybe I’m immune, I don’t know, says the president in the short video.

Many observers in the American media noted that the president received world-class care with access to new drugs and experimental treatments that are not available to ordinary people who fall ill.

It is not the first time since Donald Trump was taken to the hospital last Friday that he has had, in the opinion of many, a careless way of dealing with the infection. On Sunday, he was driven in a car to greet his supporters outside Walter Reed Hospital. The public relations hit came under fire for exposing the bodyguards in the car to danger.

“The president’s car is not only bulletproof, it is also hermetically sealed to resist chemical attack. The risk of spreading COVID-19 is as high as it can be outside of medical procedures. The irresponsibility is amazing. My thoughts go to the Secret Service, who was forced to play along, “wrote James P. Phillips, Walter Reed Hospital physician and George Washington Hospital director of emergency medicine,” On twitter.

Angry bodyguard

Phillips also wrote that everyone who rode in the car with the president must now be quarantined for 14 days and is at risk of getting sick or dying due to political theater.

“It’s crazy,” he concluded.

Even within his own staff, there were doubts about the car trip, especially the fact that the bodyguards were in danger.

– First they have to take a bullet for the guy. They will now receive a crown, a senior staff member told the Washington Post.

Even among the bodyguards, the so-called Secret Service agents, anger is great among some.

– This should never have happened, says one of the agents who work both with the protection of the president and his family, to CNN, and believes that the bodyguards who were with Trump during the car trip must now be in quarantine.

– I mean, I wouldn’t want to be around them.

Secret Service bodyguard agents have the right to stop activities that may pose a risk to the President, but they cannot refuse to put themselves in harm’s way.

– However, the frustration with the way we are treated when it comes to decisions about this disease goes back further than this individual event, says the agent.

Another bodyguard CNN spoke with called the car ride “careless.”

Plexiglass in the debate

The president is not alone in the administration downplaying the dangers of the coronavirus. Tomorrow Wednesday is the time of the only debate between the vice presidential candidates, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.

After the big outbreak in and around the White House, both campaigns agreed that the candidates would be further apart than originally intended. But following pressure from staff from Joe Bidens and Kamala Harris, security measures have been further tightened.

Now, a plexiglass cover will separate the candidates during the debate in Salt Lake City in the state of Utah, states of Axios. Mike Pence’s staff agreed to the demands, but couldn’t help but taunt the Democrats for being too cautious.

“If Senator Harris wants to build a fort around him, of course,” Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller wrote in a statement to Axios.

At the same time, 210,000 Americans have died from the virus and a large number of close associates of Donald Trump and other top Republicans have tested positive for COVID-19. The latest in Trump’s close circle to suffer from the infection is his press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. In the past, his campaign manager, his personal assistant, former advisers like Chris Christie and Kellyanne Conway, and several other top Republicans have contracted the disease.

Biden’s call

Inside the White House, the mood among those who have not been infected so far is far from cheerful. Over the weekend, sources of information emerged about panic and mistrust over the virus that appears to have taken the White House with an iron fist.

On Tuesday night, NBC News spoke with a staff person who is very upset:

– People drop like flies here. Shit is crazy.

In more than 20 states, the infection is currently on the rise, and in cities like New York, authorities are beginning to plan for school and store closures again.

During the night, Joe Biden commented on Donald Trump’s new proposals.

– I was hoping that the president – as he progressed, and I’m glad he seems to be doing quite well – would have communicated the right message to the American people: that mouth guards play a role, that they save lives and prevent the spread. , he says.

Published: October 06, 2020 at 07.20

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