I’m amazed that nobody seems to be pointing this out.
Trump supposedly tweeted a picture and some blatherations – his “video message” – from Walter Reed:
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Does it take a photographer to notice this?
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Here’s the scenario: before he freaked out and had trouble breathing and rushed to the hospital, he recorded a couple of videos for the liar media team. Because he was hoping he could continue to pretend that he was in the white house while they were disassembling him and replacing his skin over a new robotic framework. What if it took longer than expected? I know: let’s have a couple “This is fine!” videos they can send out.
On the second image he’s signing his name on a blank piece of paper. “Working”? Heh.
Yes, it’s a hospital. Did you notice all the white cabinetry?
Also known as Ward 71, the presidential suite where Trump is currently being treated for Covid-19 is no ordinary hospital room. The luxurious six-room suite comes complete with its own intensive care unit, a living room, dining room, several bedrooms, offices and secure conference halls.
Maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t see that the second pic is said to be from the White House. The photo caption in the linked Vice article says it’s from the “presidential suite” at Walter Reed, which appears to be what is called his “hospital room” in the caption to the first pic.
Not that the Trump campaign is above faking coverage.
Twitter Removes Trump Campaign Video of President’s Head on 49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk
Look forward to more wild tweet sessions.
Study finds altered mental state in nearly one-third of COVID-19 patients
Oh, my reply was intended to Marcus, not to Reginald Selkirk, so with “said to be” I meant said by the posted pic and by the linked article, not by Marcus himself (in case that was unclear).
call me mark (#1)
It’s possible the paper actually wasn’t blank, but looked like it due to overexposure. I doubt he did any “work” other than pretending for the camera, but maybe he was signing some nefarious executive order?
Reginald Selkirk@#4:
Study finds altered mental state in nearly one-third of COVID-19 patients
Over at Daily Kos some commenters are hypothesizing that Trump is high on steroids. I’ve never had steroids so I don’t know. Maybe it interacts with adderall in interesting ways. So there could be all kinds of synergies leveraging eachother proactively in that great big lump of mashed potatoes we call “POTUS.”
Reginald Selkirk@#2:
Yes, it’s a hospital. Did you notice all the white cabinetry?
Yeah, but it’s not Walter Reed, which is what they were trying to make it sound like. The “I’m fine!” message was after they flew him out on the helicopter.
Re: callmemark (#1):
“On the second image he’s signing his name on a blank piece of paper. “Working”? Heh.”
Yes, actually. Remember him gifting autographs to people in areas struck by natural disaster so they could flog them online for cash? He is manufacturing valuable goods. There’s a joke about controlling the means of production in there somewhere, but between Trump’s total lack of self-control and the sad reality of how easy it must be for those around him to bend his ear, I think I’ll just move on.
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Re: Ward 71
Thanks for posting that, totally unsurprising as it is. It was already galling how dismissive Trump is of the disease. Now that he has or has had it he’s once more broadcasting how trivial the disease is, how nobody shold be concerned about it – while getting top notch care for free – basically an impossibility in the US. That much was obvious, but this article adds some much-needed insult to inury. Hypocrisy illustrated. Bloody hell.
I wondered the same myself, but his signature seems to stand out clearly enough.
Incompetence vs. lies. The eternal question of the Trump administration.
Marcus,
I still don’t understand what you’re saying. What decor at the White House was carefully matched to Trump’s hospital room (or vice versa)? Why can’t the pics and video simply be from the presidential suite at Walter Reed like they say?
And then in a comment you said:
“Yeah [it’s a hospital], but it’s not Walter Reed”, and I don’t understand why.
like @12: “Incompetence vs. lies. The eternal question of the Trump administration.”
¿Por que no los dos?