Who knows if he’s telling the truth. What we do know is that after being hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center since Friday for COVID-19 treatment, President Donald Trump claims that he is being discharged Monday.
According to White House physician Sean Conley, Trump is doing well and there is no live virus present that could be transmitted to others. Still, in a press conference this afternoon, Conley acknowledged that COVID-19 is unpredictable and that he “remains cautiously optimistic and on guard” about the president’s prognosis.
In a reckless tweet announcing his anticipated release, Trump wrote, “I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!”
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
Even though the president was allegedly experiencing only “mild symptoms,” including fever, cough, fatigue, as well as two transient drops in oxygen, doctors treated him with Remdesivir. As ESSENCE previously reported, the injection is typically reserved for severe COVID-19 cases. Trump also received an infusion of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail—which is not FDA-approved, but given to the president because he qualified as a
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