# 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:** 41
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/802 "2020-10-20T02:13:29Z")
So 215,000+ Americans have died of COVID and DJT just skates through it with no aftereffects? Grrr. đŸ€Ź But only because he got a treatment that isn’t available to anyone else in the world. Right. He is Mr. Teflon. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/803 "2020-10-20T04:26:57Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > DJT just skates through it with no aftereffects? That we’re aware of. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/804 "2020-10-20T04:30:22Z")
That immunity is gonna come in handy in Rikers. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/805 "2020-10-20T05:09:01Z")
Statistically he was most likely to pull through with no real problems. In fact, he was more likely to survive than win the upcoming election, according to 538. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/806 "2020-10-20T11:15:50Z")
The thing is, if he were suffering from the following, how would we know? [https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB1acpst?m=en-us&referrerID=InAppShare](https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB1acpst?m=en-us&referrerID=InAppShare) “Cognitive rehabilitation” in DJT’s case?? đŸ€Ł ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/807 "2020-10-20T14:30:14Z")
There has to be a cog to rehabilitate. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/808 "2020-10-20T17:24:56Z")
@ottodafe đŸ€ȘđŸ˜‚đŸ˜œđŸ€ŁđŸ˜… ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/809 "2020-10-20T17:38:31Z")
Here’s an interactive scrolling timeline of all the times trump said Covid is going away, transposed against a widening ribbon of daily cases. A study in denial: > **[All of the times President Trump said Covid-19 will disappear](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/10/politics/covid-disappearing-trump-comment-tracker/index.html)** > > Since February, the president has declared at least 38 times that Covid-19 is either going to vanish or is currently vanishing. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/810 "2020-10-20T18:32:12Z")
“COVID, COVID, go away Come again some other day. Little Donnie wants to play” ---
**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 20, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/811 "2020-10-20T18:45:02Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > “Cognitive rehabilitation” in DJT’s case?? That means the medical treatment will enable him to think clearly. You know, like the joke about the guy who asked the doctor “Will I be able to play the violin?” ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/812 "2020-10-20T23:05:37Z")
Welp, Melania bailed out of a rally in PA today due to lingering effects of The Plague: > **[Melania Trump cancels plans to attend Tuesday rally citing Covid recovery |...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/20/politics/melania-trump-campaign-rally/index.html)** > > Melania Trump is canceling her first campaign appearance in months because she is not feeling well as she continues to recover from Covid-19. Or maybe she just doesn’t give a fuck about showing up anymore? ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/813 "2020-10-20T23:22:16Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > Or maybe she just doesn’t give a fuck about showing up anymore? Why not both? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/814 "2020-10-20T23:28:19Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > Or maybe she just doesn’t give a fuck about showing up anymore? She should show up at a rally with her famous jacket. “I really don’t care. Do U.” ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/815 "2020-10-21T02:54:56Z")
Or, “I never had it, neither did American contract husband. Do u?” 😁😁😁 ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/816 "2020-10-21T04:44:55Z")
Unlike her husband, Melania knows her current job ends in a couple months. She’s exhibiting classic short timer behavior. ---
**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 21, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/817 "2020-10-21T09:58:27Z")
It could be a bit embarrassing if the divorce papers are served a bit earlier than the definitive election results coming in, kind of like how the Japanese government dropped the ball on officially declaring war just before hitting Pearl Harbor. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/818 "2020-10-21T13:25:13Z")
I haven’t seen this mentioned anywhere, and this seems as appropriate a place as any. The First Lady has posted an article on this subject. It’s thin on details, self-contradictory, and is notably divorced from any sort of reality. [https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/first-lady-melania-trump-personal-experience-covid-19/](https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/first-lady-melania-trump-personal-experience-covid-19/) ---
**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 21, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/819 "2020-10-21T14:22:38Z")
> [@tofor](#): > > The First Lady has posted an article on this subject. It’s thin on details, self-contradictory, and is notably divorced from any sort of reality. Why write an article when she can just wear the jacket that displays her opinion of us? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/820 "2020-10-21T15:19:09Z")
Wow. That sounds like it was composed by a warm human being. So, not Melanie, amirite? ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022/821 "2020-10-21T15:27:17Z")
I suspect the real Melania is about as cuddly as a sack full of quarters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-covid/922022.md?page=42)