I'm calling bullshit on the WH statement about trump's excursion being safe & Dr. approved.

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

Tweet text: Yamiche Alcindor
@Yamiche
WH spokesman Judd Deere on how ppl were protected during Trump’s drive: “Appropriate precautions were taken in the execution of this movement to protect the President and all those supporting it, including PPE. The movement was cleared by the medical team as safe to do.”

I'm guessing hospital staff are finding out how willing to lie trump and his people are.

[steve2470]

1. Trump has totally corrupted the hospital for his own ends nt

[Nevilledog]

3. They tell whatever lies they want to and suffer no consequences.

I might be naive, but I'm thinking it's not a good idea to piss all over the only people that might be able to keep you alive.

[sfstaxprep]

10. Their Job Is To Protect The President. Full Stop.

They are supposed to be prepared to risk their life for him. Their job does not account for having to work for a Ticking Narcissistic Time Bomb.

[3catwoman3]

13. He has corrupted the whole damn...

...country for his own ends.

[steve2470]

15. yep ! nt

[C_U_L8R]

2. Just one example, Trump wore a cheap promotional mask

that endangered everyone in the car and the hospital.

[Nevilledog]

4. And he spread his deadly gems on the way out and on the way in....

[TexasTowelie]

23. Is that a typo or intentional? (gems vs. germs)

Either way, it's funny.

[Nevilledog]

24. Ha! Typo.

[dchill]

5. This statement will permanently discredit...

...any medical professional who took part in it. Trump staffers and hangers-on are already bereft of credibility, so it's not any worse for them.

Hell, they might have to change the name of the hospital - they've even hurt the reputation of Walter Reed.

[Nevilledog]

7. And exposed the hospital to liability for not containing a COVID infected patient.

[dchill]

9. AND that.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

6. "This is insanity," Dr. James P. Phillips, chief of disaster medicine @

. George Washington University and an attending physician at Walter Reed Medical Center. Dr. Phillips is a known critic of trump's handling of Covid19 response --he was commenting on trump placing others at risk with his drive-by stunrt, given that he's being treated for covid19.

[Edit to add article/source. Baltimore cbslocal 10/4/20

BETHESDA, Md. (WJZ) — President Donald Trump briefly left a Maryland hospital Sunday evening to wave to supporters from his car, despite the CDC’s guidelines to isolate when diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Dr. James Phillips, chief of disaster medicine at George Washington University and an attending physician at Walter Reed Medical Center, tweeted that Mr. Trump’s brief departure from the hospital was “theater” and called it “insanity.”

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/10/04/walter-reed-attending-physician-calls-president-trump-coronavirus-drive-by-political-theater-and-insanity/amp/&ved=2ahUKEwjjrLqF0pzsAhXDu54KHcd9AAQQ0PADegQICBAQ&usg=AOvVaw3yqDU2vHALOx9J2nlCM2NP&cf=1

[Nevilledog]

8. I do not believe this Dr. is part of his treatment team.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

14. Thanks! Yes, that's correct. Article states he is an attending physican at Walter Reed

..see edited original post for article/source.

Paz.

[58Sunliner]

19. A voice of reason. How refreshing.

[LizBeth]

11. What medical team? Trumps personal couple doctors that we already see lie for him?

[global1]

12. Remember When PPE Was Scarce And Hard To Get?...

Remember when the essential hospital personnel had to wear plastic garbage bags, wash masks and re-use PPE.

Well I don't know how many people were involved in Trump's joy ride today - but if they all wore PPE - what a waste of valuable commodities.

I wonder how many of the 210,000 people who died of Covid - died because of lack of good and sterile PPE?

Trump just had to go on this 'joy ride' and he made Walter Reed Hospital use - God Knows - how many sets of valuable PPE for his ego.

This man is insane. The Drs. were irresponsible for allowing him to leave the hospital.

I wonder how many more people Trump put in harms way today because of this 'joy ride'?

[58Sunliner]

18. +1,000, utter depravity.

[tulipsandroses]

16. Can other hospitalized Covid patients adapt this practice? Can they go for a joy ride around the

block and then go back to their rooms? Does this now mean that they don't have to go without seeing their loved ones?

[58Sunliner]

17. That's a fresh pile of horseshit.

[Blue Owl]

20. +1

Agree totally -- in what other instance would this ever happen??? None.

[Cha]

21. KR!

[Hekate]

22. Kick