NYT Claims Trump Was Planning To Appear Frail, Then Rip His Shirt To Reveal A Superman T-Shirt As He Left The Hospital

This is just so weird.


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Sometimes, things get to a point in this country where I find myself thinking — this is it. This right here, this is as ridiculous as things could possibly, humanly get. There’s simply nowhere to go from here, it cannot feasibly get any worse. And then I remember that this is the era of the Trump administration we’re living under, and it always, always does.

Donald Trump’s bout with the coronavirus has effectively been nothing but ridiculous nonsense after ridiculous nonsense since the moment the guy announced his diagnosis via Twitter — complete with strange videos shot from various parts of the White House, a barrage of different medical “cures” for the virus, a steady succession of positive GOPers, and creepy declarations from the president, telling the American people not to be afraid of a virus that could literally kill them.

But y’all… I don’t think anyone was prepared for this.

Today, the New York Times published a piece detailing Donald’s first public appearance since his COVID-19 diagnosis and it was full of all the things you’d expect from the guy. However, tucked toward the bottom of the article was a humdinger regarding an idea floated by Trump for his hospital release that I don’t think anyone was expecting.

According to the Times: 

In several phone calls last weekend from the presidential suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Mr. Trump shared an idea he was considering: When he left the hospital, he wanted to appear frail at first when people saw him, according to people with knowledge of the conversations. But underneath his button-down dress shirt, he would wear a Superman T-shirt, which he would reveal as a symbol of strength when he ripped open the top layer. He ultimately did not go ahead with the stunt.”

You read that correctly. A Superman shirt.

Obviously, Trump didn’t go through with the idea. Thank God. But I’ve gotta say, I really would’ve pegged him as a Captain America kinda guy.

You can read the full report here.

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