Sunday, October 4, 2020

President Trump tests positive for COVID-19...and confusion ensues

Trump Confronts a New Form of Risk, More Personal and Perilous
With his political career, his business dealings and his reputation, the president has long bet that he can ride out difficulties. Now, though, he is facing an entirely unfamiliar threat.

As Trump Seeks to Project Strength, Doctors Disclose Alarming Episodes
The president made a surprise outing from his hospital bed in an effort to show his improvement, but the murky and shifting narrative of his illness was rewritten again with grim new details.

A Timeline of Trump’s Symptoms and Treatments

Instead of Reassurance, Trump’s Doctor Delivers Confusion, Experts Say
Dr. Sean P. Conley, who admitted that he had misled the public about the president’s treatment, has lost credibility with some colleagues.

Trump’s Treatment Suggests Severe Covid-19, Medical Experts Say
Many of the measures cited by his doctors are reserved for patients severely affected by the coronavirus.

Reality Bursts the Trumpworld Bubble
In a moment that feels biblical, the implacable virus has come to the president’s door.