Secondary Concerns
It still feels a bit strange to speak about what could move markets in the week ahead considering the circumstances.
In the simplest possible terms: As long as Donald Trump is still fighting COVID-19, everything else is of secondary importance.
The president spent the weekend at Walter Reed, where he was either treated as a high-risk COVID-19 patient (due to his age and weight) or simply "monitored out of an abundance of caution" after testing positive, depending on which spin you prefer.
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What are the chances that the Trump Covid scare is merely a ruse to bolster his tough guy persona? I’d venture 50-50. I do not believe anything that comes out of this administration.
Don’t create or promote conspiracy theories… no reputable doctor/hospital would support that. Coronavirus and how it was handled is Trump’s kryptonite, raising anymore attention to it will do nothing for him and spending time away from his campaign will also do nothing for him. I am sure he will try and spin it and turn the experience into what he can, wouldn’t you?
An early release is good spin for him but may be a medical mistake considering the lack of clinical experience with the drug cocktails administered.
Tuesday/Wednesday will be very telling. Remdesivir is for 5 days or 10 days in clinical setting.
Should I have posted as QAnon? Conspiracy theories are not my bag but we’ve already had a “reputable” doctor tell us he’s in peak health and damn our lying eyes. I agree with you 100% though.
I repeat my question, once again: when was the last Covid test given to the president that came back negative??
A SIMPLE question.
But a tough one for the GOP spin doctors.
If they admit he was not getting tested daily, as advertised, it’s pretty embarrassing.
But, the alternate answer would probably be much more damning. As in a deliberate cover up of an earlier positive result. As in before all of the subsequent campain events.