In the hours after the news broke of Donald Trump and his wife’s coronavirus diagnosis, multiple reports have told of a rather strained and concerned White House — not to mention the additional positive tests that are steadily rolling in, with many individual’s close to the president still up in the air. I can only imagine there’s a lot of worry and panic surrounding “who’s next,” whether or not the president will get extremely sick, and how the American people and the media are perceiving the news.
However, a new report from Independent is shedding some light on one topic, in particular, that is very near and dear to Trump’s heart and now apparently at pretty serious risk thanks to his refusal to take this virus seriously — the election.
I certainly don’t have to remind you that we’re just 32 short days from the most important election of our lives. And I certainly don’t have to tell you that it’s the most important of Trump’s as well — considering everyone from the SDNY to the Paw Patrol team is anxious to slap him with indictments the moment he’s no longer under the protection of the presidency.
And according to the report, people inside the White House know good and well what this COVID-19 diagnosis likely means for Donald’s chances at securing another four years of safety within the White House.
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One White House aide, disallowed from speaking publicly, held nothing back when they said, “He’s fucked. We’re fucked.”
“No matter what we do, the next two weeks or more will be about him not being able to protect himself or us from COVID,” the aide said.
When they were informed that the Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his wife Jill both tested negative for the virus after being in somewhat close proximity to Trump earlier in the week, during the debates, the aide responded: “Double fucked.”
Democratic strategist Michael Starr Hopkins weighed in, saying, “Any hope he had of being able to change the conversation to things like protesters or the economy are all shot. And getting infected with COVID after standing on a stage at a presidential debate, mocking Joe Biden for wearing a mask, and then going to Bedminster knowing that he was potentially infected is — I think that that’s just gonna be the end of it for voters.”
While speculations have swirled that the president may have been faking the infection for various reasons, it certainly seems as though the diagnosis is legitimate, considering the very real effect it could have on the rest of his life in just a few short weeks.
You can read the full report here.
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