We are being played.

[DemsIn2020]

The next debate is in 14 days.

These sickos have something up their sleeve.

[bluecollar2]

1. Agreed...n/t

[still_one]

2. Hope Hicks has symptoms. Stop the conspiracy crap

[beaglelover]

8. Yes!

[greenjar_01]

11. Thank you

[NanceGreggs]

12. How do we know that?

Because the WH said so?

Not finding 'news' that emanates from this WH credible has nothing to do with conspiracies. It has to do with the fact that we already know they lie about everything - and have been doing so on a daily basis for the past four years.

[still_one]

13. Come on Nance, not you too. The initial news did NOT come from the WH, it came from Bloomberg

and their news and sources are top rate

Hicks having COVID, and the long delay of trump having the results reported is not fake

In addition, this does them no favors. It discredits everything they have said

[NanceGreggs]

19. I may change my mind ...

... after I see what unfolds over the next while. But for now, I'm not buying.

I need verifiable proof of anything that spews out of the mouth of this administration before I accept it as fact.

[still_one]

24. The proof is that Bloomberg reported it, not the WH. This also does not help them, but hurts

their whole credibility of minimizing it for the last year. Absolutely no advantage to hide it because they couldn’t. The WH house doctor, the people doing the tests, and the precautions that have to be taken all of the WH caretakers

This should sink his campaign

As for Biden the podiums were well separated, and no doubt Biden and Jill will now be tested

What the WH is experiencing is what the whole country has been experiencing

This should hurt him badly in the election

[NanceGreggs]

27. Hey, I'm all for ...

... anything that will hurt him in the election. But I just don't trust anything coming out of this WH at first blush.

Bloomberg reporting it doesn't make it true. It would have to have come from a WH source - which, in my mind, makes it suspect.

At this point, I'm not saying it's a lie. But it's not like they haven't lied before.

Either way, we'll know soon enough.

[Polly Hennessey]

23. Give us verifiable proof.

Until then I am skeptical. His last ditch effort may be a long whine for sympathy.

[still_one]

25. What advantage does this provide them? NO ADVANTAGE. The WH doctor, the people doing the

tests, and the WH house keepers. Too many people are involved to hide it

Most important it hurts the republicans, not helps them

Sympathy? Sorry, for a person who has been minimizing COVID throughout, there isn’t going to be much sympathy

Any further debates need to be carried out remotely, for President, and Vice President

[lame54]

3. I'm definitely not sold on this yet

[cwydro]

21. Me either.

I’m not a conspiracy type, but now he’s got the proud boys out of the news, debate debacle out of the news, the tax trouble out of the news...

Very convenient.

[Blue Owl]

4. Time will tell

Good to keep an open mind...

[stopbush]

5. The debates won't happen.

[still_one]

26. All debates should be done remotely

[Crunchy Frog]

6. Absolutely. Even if he's really sick, everything is a con for him.

Fuck him. Why couldn't he hold off infecting himself until after the election.

[Claustrum]

7. Why do people think this is a con?

Look, the stock market is going to be rocky tomorrow. US president getting COVID is not good news for the market. Do you think Trump wants to see the market drop a few thousand points when he wants to run on economy? Do you think they want COVID to be the front on the news?

[torius]

20. He's going to lose anyway and he could short stocks

to pay off his debts. I'm not convinced it's a con but I don't think the stock market proves it's not. He could say he made a recovery or is asymptomatic and it would go back up, meanwhile he'd be buying at lower prices.

[Claustrum]

22. I am well aware of their stock manipulations. But it doesn't make sense as a re-election bit

It would make sense if he gave up on re-election and getting in on a last money grab. But it's not an re-election con as some suggests here. A rocky stock market, a news cycle on COVID, none of it is good for his re-election.

[still_one]

28. It isn't a con, and this hurts his chances in any form. All future debates MUST be remotely

[rufus dog]

9. 100% with you

Logged in and saw an OP with the title "Bullshit" expected that to be relating to this is all BULLSHIT.

posted this

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214180096

He will be down for a very short period of time and then have a miraculous recovery. It will allow him to duck debates, duck the tax issues and claim he was always right.

Pure snake oil salesman bullshit.

[greenjar_01]

10. Oh FFS

[LuckyCharms]

14. Maybe. n/t

[Earthshine2]

15. My response to Trump has virus, "I don't care, do U?" nt

[DemsIn2020]

16. The guy has lied about everything.

He has built his base on Covid is a joke.

Do you think if he REALLY has it, he would announce it??

[ecstatic]

17. He's lying, not dying. Follow the money.

As much as it disappoints me to say this.

[Hortensis]

18. :) Can't agree. POTUS is positive. Hardly an amazing

development considering how he's been living his life. He probably will have a fairly mild case and recover okay, unfortunately. Even at his age most do.

No matter what, though, this is hardly good news or good PR for him. Will anyone notice further disarray in that WH, I wonder?

[still_one]

29. Exactly. Also, they couldn't keep this quiet. Too many people involved, from doctors,

lab techs, house keeping personnel, etc

This is no advantage to him, and only shows what a sham his campaign is

All future debates need to be done remotely