Donald Trump has scheduled for tomorrow the first public act after testing positive for covid-19, which will take place in the gardens of the White House. According to information provided by a member of the American administration, Trump will talk about “law and order” and will maintain social distance from the public who attends, and is expected to speak from a balcony.
On Monday, Donald Trump will organize a rally in Florida, his campaign team also reported.
The event in the city of Sanford will take place 12 days after the announcement that it tested positive for covid-19 infection. Trump’s doctor announced that from Saturday the president will be able to resume public events safely.
25 days before the November 3 elections, Trump said on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show that the experimental treatment he received (Regeneron antibody cocktail) “is a cure” for the new coronavirus, and announced two public acts, one this Saturday , in Washington, and another in Florida, next Monday.
The president said the treatment “is better than a vaccine” against the disease, which has left more than 212,000 dead in the United States. Trump’s health continues to raise questions, despite claims by his doctors and his attempts to abandon the quarantine and resume the campaign.
Trump’s state of health generates skepticism, as doctors have not published important data, including an accurate explanation of when he was infected and when he was last tested for coronavirus and was negative. Public information, such as the fact that he was treated with corticosteroids, suggests that the viral condition may have been severe at first, raising doubts about whether he would need to be quarantined any longer.
In addition to this pressure is the attack by Democrats in Congress after the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives announced that it plans to establish a commission to inquire about Trump’s ability to govern and whether the 25th Amendment should be applied.
Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the chamber leader, said the bill “does not concern President Trump, who will face the voters’ trial, but shows the need to create a process for future presidents.”
In the Rush Limbaugh interview, Trump suggested for the first time that he would have approached death had it not been for treatment. “Thanks to that, I’m talking to you today,” he said, after quoting a friend who died of the disease.
The president’s doctor, Sean Conley, announced that Trump could safely resume public commitments this Saturday.
Live ‘medical assessment’
Trump spent three nights in the hospital last weekend due to the covid-19. He participated in telephone programs on the Fox News TV network, and was scheduled to participate tonight in Tucker Carlson’s evening program. According to the broadcaster, he will undergo a live “medical evaluation”, done remotely by doctor Marc Siegel, a regular on Fox News.
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