Trump’s Condition Clouded by Confusion and Concern for Campaign
- Trump’s doctors stay upbeat even as treatment raises questions
- Health briefings have offered false or misleading information
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Donald Trump’s condition remains clouded by confusion over his treatment for Covid-19, with the president’s effort to show strength contradicted by conflicting accounts from his doctors that raise doubts about how soon he’ll be able return to work and his re-election campaign.
Trump made a surprise outing from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday, waving to supporters gathered outside from his motorcade and saying in a video posted on Twitter that he’s learned a lot about virus. “I get it,” he said. On Monday morning, he returned to Twitter more energetically, with a slew of all-caps posts urging supporters to vote.