# Trump has COVID! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 2, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022 "2020-10-02T10:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/1 "2020-10-02T10:56:39Z")
> **[Trump's positive Covid-19 test throws country into fresh upheaval | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/politics/president-donald-trump-coronavirus-positive-test/index.html)** > > President Donald Trump has had a fever since Friday morning after testing positive for coronavirus, according to a person familiar with the matter, a stunning development that threw a country already unnerved by a devastating health catastrophe and a... And I honestly can’t say I have an iota of sympathy. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/2 "2020-10-02T10:59:04Z")
He’s a super spreader and it was only a matter of time. Who is he going g to blame? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/3 "2020-10-02T10:59:14Z")
Dead Man Malingering! ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/4 "2020-10-02T11:06:31Z")
Stay well Joe Biden! After all that spewing from potus Tuesday night who put everyone in danger, my thoughts and prayers are with Joe. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/5 "2020-10-02T11:10:11Z")
I don’t wish death on anyone, but I do hope he gets quite ill and that prompts him to take this more seriously, maybe even start pushing masks. He could save thousands of lives by telling his supporters and his lapdog governors to take this more seriously. That assumes he can learn things, which is a pretty stupid assumption on my part. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/6 "2020-10-02T11:10:13Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Stay well Joe Biden! After all that spewing from potus Tuesday night who put everyone in danger, my thoughts and prayers are with Joe. - I have prayers for Trump. They’re not _nice_ prayers but prayers none the less. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/7 "2020-10-02T11:24:00Z")
Thoughts & Prayers muthafucker. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/8 "2020-10-02T11:31:27Z")
Melania has it too! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/9 "2020-10-02T11:33:14Z")
> [@chela](#): > > He’s a super spreader and it was only a matter of time. Who is he going g to blame? Well, he’s already blamed China for everything. But in terms of proximate cause, now that you mention it, I bet that privately he’s cursing Hope Hicks up and down and sideways for doing this to him. Because nothing is ever the fault of the orange ignoramus, it’s always the fault of whoever happens to be nearby. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/10 "2020-10-02T11:34:35Z")
I’m not taking Trump’s word for this. Where’s Dr. Fauci? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/11 "2020-10-02T11:37:22Z")
Small farm upstate where he can romp and play with other displaced doctors. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/12 "2020-10-02T11:46:42Z")
Well, that was quick: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UuAB4aDuJ00/maxresdefault.jpg "Trump's Lies Have Consequences") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuAB4aDuJ00) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/13 "2020-10-02T11:52:43Z")
> [@chela](#): > > He’s a super spreader and it was only a matter of time. Who is he going g to blame? Don’t be silly. Democrats, of course. I just want to state for the record that despite my antipathy for Trump, I sincerely hope he doesn’t end up with a fatal case. If he’s miserably ill for three or four weeks, however, I guess I’m fine with that. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/14 "2020-10-02T11:54:38Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Dead Man Malingering! 👌 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/15 "2020-10-02T11:54:53Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > If he’s miserably ill for three or four weeks, however, I guess I’m fine with that. - For the rest of his life would be better. Something that his money, celebrity and position can’t solve. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/16 "2020-10-02T12:02:55Z")
Oh, I so want him to get sick as a dog for a month or so. Maybe that will finally convince the miserable fuck to take this seriously. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/17 "2020-10-02T12:34:18Z")
Surprised no-one’s posted: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zrS4yJt3rho/hqdefault.jpg "Nelson - Ha Ha [Original]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrS4yJt3rho) ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/18 "2020-10-02T12:39:15Z")
I just watched the video that **Steve\_MB** posted. Excellent choice of a talking head at 0:24 to break the news. Y’know, _optics_. ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/19 "2020-10-02T12:42:17Z")
Perhaps the bright orange full moon this morning was an omen. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/20 "2020-10-02T13:01:16Z")
How else was this campaign going to end? Herman Cain was just foreshadowing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022.md?page=2)