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WaPo: Live Updates - Trump says he is doing well, after chief of staff says next 48 hours 'critical'
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President Trump said in a video posted Saturday evening that he is doing well and expects to “be back soon” after going to a hospital with covid-19.
“I came here, wasn’t feeling so well,” Trump says in the video he shared on Twitter. “I feel much better now.” He acknowledged the uncertainty hanging over his health, however, adding, “you don’t know over the next period of a few days. I guess that’s the real test."
The White House has created a startling amount of confusion on the timing of Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis and the status of his health through conflicting statements, injecting an extraordinary degree of uncertainty into the nation’s understanding of the president’s condition and who may have been exposed to the deadly virus. Earlier Saturday, members of Trump’s medical team said the president was making good progress but refused to answer key questions about when he was first diagnosed and first symptomatic, and whether he had received supplemental oxygen.
A senior administration official confirmed reports Trump was given oxygen at the White House on Friday before going to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, while Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, said Trump went through a “very concerning” period over the last day.
“The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning, and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care,” Meadows said. “We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery.”
“I came here, wasn’t feeling so well,” Trump says in the video he shared on Twitter. “I feel much better now.” He acknowledged the uncertainty hanging over his health, however, adding, “you don’t know over the next period of a few days. I guess that’s the real test."
The White House has created a startling amount of confusion on the timing of Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis and the status of his health through conflicting statements, injecting an extraordinary degree of uncertainty into the nation’s understanding of the president’s condition and who may have been exposed to the deadly virus. Earlier Saturday, members of Trump’s medical team said the president was making good progress but refused to answer key questions about when he was first diagnosed and first symptomatic, and whether he had received supplemental oxygen.
A senior administration official confirmed reports Trump was given oxygen at the White House on Friday before going to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, while Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, said Trump went through a “very concerning” period over the last day.
“The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning, and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care,” Meadows said. “We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/03/trump-covid-live-updates/
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