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(8,685 posts)He might become incapacitated. We are heading into uncharted territory.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)Buckeyeblue
(5,502 posts)R B Garr
(16,979 posts)When real things like this start happening. Otherwise, Im still skeptical this could be some ploy to keep Biden from campaigning for two weeks while we get treated to non-stop coverage of Trumps miraculous recovery.
What are the odds this all happened when Biden happened to be in the same room with him in the debate hall. Cynical, I know, but considering the con men involved...
luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)....both Bidens have tested negative.
R B Garr
(16,979 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,727 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)but it's more like a few days after being exposed.
Midnight Writer
(21,802 posts)AllyCat
(16,223 posts)What a relief!
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)abakan
(1,819 posts)I think there is nothing he won't stoop to and I am skeptical of anything that comes from the WH.
NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)and the info was about to go public would have been the cliff hanger. The tax man closing in, thousands more Americans dying weekly, his businesses under investigation, money laundering and campaign finance violations and the imminent loss by a landslide election would lead the Antagonist to find a way out that would get him off the hook.
In my novel, the Antagonist would have been nearly as impressed with the beloved RBG lying in state as he was with Macron's military parade. Denied the parade, the Antagonist would assuage his ego by setting his sites on attending, or at least watching, his own funeral. Perhaps from the safety of a Moscow luxury apartment as he eats burgers and calls the people suckers.
I have a vivid imagination but, hey...it is what it is.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)getagrip_already
(14,838 posts)First, Pence is next in line. And they haven't even done a temporary transfer of power. So why would they contact anyone?
Second, when has the wh EVER reached out to pelosi directly on any matter of significance? They bypass her until they absolutely can't.
Lastly, the gop has already signalled it will challenge pelosi being sworn in if it gets to that. The line of succession is law; it's not in the contistution itself. It would end up in scotus for sure.
So the only thig the wh would do in this case is send someone infected over to meet with her for some other reason.
Hopefully all wh staffers are on the house no-entry list.
PatrickforO
(14,592 posts)It would be SO COOL if Pelosi became the first female president, even briefly!
RainCaster
(10,916 posts)That was one of the symptoms, right?
Aristus
(66,462 posts)n/t
3Hotdogs
(12,409 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)Trump weighed 150 lbs. before he had it installed.
3Hotdogs
(12,409 posts)And I was gonna buy one.
tosh
(4,424 posts)Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)TwilightZone
(25,485 posts)Nice.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,858 posts)Then look at his dictator-Baroque apartment in NYC. Not having a sense of taste wouldn't be a symptom of covid for someone who never had a sense of taste.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)bad.
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)Polybius
(15,483 posts)He got that one right, but then he blew it.
Grins
(7,231 posts)She knowingly spreadem for a married man who impregnated her. And after Trump got financially hammered in his first divorce, he made sure that wouldnt happen again and screwed Maples (again) in their pre-nup.
None of these people have a decent sense for others.
Polybius
(15,483 posts)So I won't comment on how she is on the inside, it's only the outside that I see.
List left
(595 posts)GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)Zambero
(8,968 posts)A now-and-then approach won't cut it. Nothing new to learn here, as Hicks has known all along that Trump was downplaying this pandemic. People who have chosen to associate with him have been learning hard lessons from day one.
global1
(25,270 posts)and then she came back to serve him again.
She didn't have to go through this.
Marius25
(3,213 posts)LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)She should live with the outcome of that choice.
still_one
(92,409 posts)Means he must really be off his feed bag.
TwilightZone
(25,485 posts)Gee, that's not a pattern or anything.
StarryNite
(9,460 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,485 posts)Zambero
(8,968 posts)with dire results.
treestar
(82,383 posts)all the time.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)How typical!
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)of the RW variety: Thou shalt not giveth a shit about pain unless it affecteth thine own scumbag self.
TwilightZone
(25,485 posts)Then, gay rights for everyone! (Uh, wait....)
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)TwilightZone
(25,485 posts)But, yeah, Cheney is right there.
Skraxx
(2,982 posts)That they hope he drops dead. Not me of course, it's an awful thing to say, but I do hear a lot of people saying that.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)So he can fully experience the enormous landslide breaking over him.
Then I don't care what happens to him.
AwakeAtLast
(14,134 posts)We do not want a President Pence!
central scrutinizer
(11,662 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Had tears in his eyes and said Darling, I mean, Sir...
NCjack
(10,279 posts)in the Constitution. And my anxiety -- I'm missing that, too.
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)But people are wondering
GoCubsGo
(32,094 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:
Fever or chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea
Look for emergency warning signs for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately:
Trouble breathing
Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
New confusion
Inability to wake or stay awake
Bluish lips or face
Woodycall
(259 posts)ET Awful
(24,753 posts)n/t
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)FakeNoose
(32,767 posts)... from the Vanity Fair article:
Hicks did not respond to a request for comment.
On DU we're all assuming that Hope was the first to get sick, but it could just as easily been Chump who gave it to her.
Doodley
(9,129 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)All unmasked.
Mz Pip
(27,453 posts)well have hit the trifecta. Its so hard not to think bad thoughts.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)Let's face it. No virus can propagate within a zombie vampire like Miller. He's safe.
demmiblue
(36,893 posts)robbob
(3,538 posts)To make him look confident and strong I guess, and
B) tRump has already tried to put blame on the military for giving it to Hope.
FakeNoose
(32,767 posts)Apparently there aren't many wearing masks these days, but she was one of them. She caught a lot of grief from her co-workers about it too.
Now they're making it look like she's the one who gave it to him.
Let's see the printouts from the test results, and let's see who had the first "positive" test result.
Mr.Bill
(24,328 posts)that we can not trust any information coming out of the White House. Not one single thing. They lie about everything, why would anyone think they are telling the truth now?
Blaukraut
(5,695 posts)Ananda62
(258 posts)Whos to say Hope gave it to Trump. The incubation period is 3-14 days, with 5 days on average. Trump could be the superspreader.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)He is "virtually nobody" now.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)I'm amazed the virus can survive in that bilious body of his.
Baitball Blogger
(46,758 posts)Hope Hicks is angry because Trump downplayed the threat that Covid presents? Are they so easily persuaded to ignore the death rates?
dawg day
(7,947 posts)Stunned? WTF did they think was going to happen? They'd already had several close staffers and Secret Service agents sick. Trump and everyone on his staff and in his family were defiantly going around without masks or social distancing, taunting people who took precautions, demanding reporters take off their masks--
Did they actually all think this wasn't real? That they were immune?
I hope the household staff especially and those who had no choice but to be around these careless cruel Trumps are given paid time off and bonuses and very good care.
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Demsrule86
(68,689 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)that a large bunch of Democratic Party hell raisers on an internet blog seem to know more about this pandemic virus that the President and his staff?
We surely are living in a time-warped alternate reality.......
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)and so relevent to Trump.
ancianita
(36,137 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)She knew the risk, its on her that she continued to put up with an ignorant boob of a boss and his minions.
For all we know, he infected her.
Bev54
(10,072 posts)Ronjon55
(85 posts)calimary
(81,500 posts)I totally get that. Unfortunately, this White House doesn't have a great track record for honesty. He's probably ordered them to downplay this in the same way he has. Wonder when we'll know more objectively-verified facts on this?
He's trying to project invincibility. This kinda mucks that up.
Ronjon55
(85 posts)We cant believe anything coming from the White House or his administration
Illumination
(2,458 posts)need to be another room just to put all that in.. But OH NO! That's right. He's been impeached & is a corrupt fraud...
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)some loving energy! Good to know so many have his best interests (like he does ours) in our minds & hearts @ this uncertain time...OMG I think I'm going to cry!
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,021 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)And This is what we're supposed to want 4 more years of?
Illumination
(2,458 posts)llmart
(15,553 posts)There's been pandemonium from day 1. He thrives on chaos.
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)Or are those just some of the symptoms they are telling us about.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)The six clusters of symptoms outlined in the study are:
Flu-like with no fever: Headache, loss of smell, muscle pains, cough, sore throat, chest pain, no fever.
Flu-like with fever: Headache, loss of smell, cough, sore throat, hoarseness, fever, loss of appetite.
Gastrointestinal: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, diarrhea, sore throat, chest pain, no cough.
Severe level one, fatigue: Headache, loss of smell, cough, fever, hoarseness, chest pain, fatigue.
Severe level two, confusion: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain.
Severe level three, abdominal and respiratory: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain, shortness of breath, diarrhea, abdominal pain.
Sunsky
(1,737 posts)She should have taken a stand for her health. Trump should be held accountable for his actions but so does Hope.
BeyondGeography
(39,380 posts)Thats called a job perk.
And Hicks gets mocked for wearing a mask then blamed for passing the virus on to Shitstain. She really needs to move on.
tinrobot
(10,916 posts)Trump's campaign ended yesterday.
I sure hope Biden keeps campaigning.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)quarantine. Fortunately for them, that is keeping the campaign investigators away from them.
Loge23
(3,922 posts)"You told me you wouldn't cough on me!"
tblue37
(65,488 posts)Denvermosaic
(120 posts)Trump says he's not afraid of contracting coronavirus at his rallies, doesn't mention crowds of supporters.
hlthe2b
(102,376 posts)symptoms and course.
Meanwhile, Hicks has experienced more pronounced symptoms than the president. Two sources said she has had a high fever and a cough, with one source adding she lost her sense of smell. Hicks is said to be frustrated with Trump for taking such a cavalier approach to the virus. She was one of the few West Wing staffers to wear a mask in meetings, which her colleagues chided her for. She was made fun of because she wore a mask, a friend said. Sources told me Hicks is also upset that news coverage has made it appear that she gave Trump the virus, when in fact no one knows where he got it. Its so unfair shes sort of being blamed, the friend told me.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)The six clusters of symptoms outlined in the study are:
Flu-like with no fever: Headache, loss of smell, muscle pains, cough, sore throat, chest pain, no fever.
Flu-like with fever: Headache, loss of smell, cough, sore throat, hoarseness, fever, loss of appetite.
Gastrointestinal: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, diarrhea, sore throat, chest pain, no cough.
Severe level one, fatigue: Headache, loss of smell, cough, fever, hoarseness, chest pain, fatigue.
Severe level two, confusion: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain.
Severe level three, abdominal and respiratory: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain, shortness of breath, diarrhea, abdominal pain.
Johnny2X2X
(19,114 posts)She was probably at peak spreading ability Wednesday.
LuckyCharms
(17,459 posts)hatrack
(59,592 posts)fuck off....I'm full!
but it's WAFFER thin!
Aerator
(189 posts)The President of Notre Dame just tested positive and showing symptoms.He was at the WH Saturday and after being photographed not wearing a mask he had to apologize to his students because masks are mandatory at ND.
Larissa
(790 posts)Is it easier to wear a mask or a ventilator? The Cult of Non-Mask Wearing was germinated by Donald Trump himself. I cannot get over that Trump went to his fund raiser in New Jersey knowing full well that he had been exposed to the virus. Trump has been terrible for America's health.
Botany
(70,585 posts)"This morning the New York Times reported that Trump is exhibiting coldlike symptoms."
A cough and fever could be a sign of the onset of the disease too not just coldlike symptoms.
BTW I think Trump had it before he Hoax Hicks flew to and back from Cleveland.
extvbroadcaster
(343 posts)Trump could be lying about the whole thing. He shows up in a day or two, says he "beat the COVID" and it is just the "Kung Flu" so no worries! Take off the masks, go back to work, it's all a hoax. I would not put it past him at all.
pwb
(11,291 posts)had a three way on Air Force one.
SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)Every reporter needs to ask:
Is the president trying to keep Americans from panicking by saying it's a Mild case?
The ass has NO friggin cred.
Nasruddin
(754 posts)I get it. Hope is going to be the scapegoat.
JohnnyRingo
(18,641 posts)Every day will be the lead story until it comes to a conclusion.
ashredux
(2,609 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,114 posts)If he was at all able to talk, he'd at least called in to something to give a statement. He's got to be so sick he can't even do that.
My bet is tonight or tomorrow morning he's at Walter Reed.
ashredux
(2,609 posts)catbyte
(34,454 posts)LuckyCharms
(17,459 posts)Larissa
(790 posts)But I've read of folks who were infected talk about how violent the coughing can be.
58Sunliner
(4,406 posts)It is possible that DT had immuno therapy and this virus has mutated. By all rights and odds, he should have been sick already.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,021 posts)SlogginThroughIt
(1,977 posts)warmfeet
(3,321 posts)Blue Owl
(50,506 posts)BlueWavePsych
(2,640 posts)Cha
(297,692 posts)Link to tweet
Meanwhile Hicks should have done her research. she knows by now what a fucking LIAR he is.