Trump has Coronavirus :(

[PrimeNumber7]

Trump just tweeted that he has been infected with the Chinese Coronavirus.

This is a major blow to our country.

How do you think this will affect the election? Will people be more or less likely to vote for Trump? There will be many people voting early via in-person early voting and via mail-in early voting, and they will need to know if the person they are voting for will be alive on election day.

How will this affect the country and world affairs? To date, no world leader has died from coronavirus.

[casperBGD]

Trump just tweeted that he has been infected with the Chinese Coronavirus.

This is a major blow to our country.

How do you think this will affect the election? Will people be more or less likely to vote for Trump? There will be many people voting early via in-person early voting and via mail-in early voting, and they will need to know if the person they are voting for will be alive on election day.

How will this affect the country and world affairs? To date, no world leader has died from coronavirus.

he has a virus, but seems that it is asymptomatic, if i heard it well
maybe they will postpone elections, do not know about the procedure, but that seems as rational idea, and probably there is some clause that "due to higher cause" elections could be postponed by month/two, and until then everything will probably be back to normal

it will certainly influence elections either way, and people will probably be more emphatic for Trump, so he will higher his chances to win the elections, IMO

[akram143]

I guess this is going to affect his future president fortunes for sure because he repeatedly said that corona virus severity has gone down and the end is in the sight just last night only.

Or it may create sympathy on him and will help to become the president again?

[PrimeNumber7]

he has a virus, but seems that it is asymptomatic, if i heard it well

He likely contracted the virus recently, and most people do not start to show symptoms right away.

maybe they will postpone elections, do not know about the procedure, but that seems as rational idea, and probably there is some clause that "due to higher cause" elections could be postponed by month/two, and until then everything will probably be back to normal

Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally postpone the election. Only Congress can change the election date, and the results must be in by December 14, as the constitution perscribes this to be the date the electrical college meets to cast their votes.

[Tash]

Trump has Coronavirus

He tested positive with test which is not certified has less than 50% accuracy.
Hit your finger with a hammer and tell me if you need testing to find out if you hit proper.

[Juggy777]

Trump just tweeted that he has been infected with the Chinese Coronavirus.

This is a major blow to our country.

How do you think this will affect the election? Will people be more or less likely to vote for Trump? There will be many people voting early via in-person early voting and via mail-in early voting, and they will need to know if the person they are voting for will be alive on election day.

How will this affect the country and world affairs? To date, no world leader has died from coronavirus.

he has a virus, but seems that it is asymptomatic, if i heard it well
maybe they will postpone elections, do not know about the procedure, but that seems as rational idea, and probably there is some clause that "due to higher cause" elections could be postponed by month/two, and until then everything will probably be back to normal

it will certainly influence elections either way, and people will probably be more emphatic for Trump, so he will higher his chances to win the elections, IMO

I guess this is going to affect his future president fortunes for sure because he repeatedly said that corona virus severity has gone down and the end is in the sight just last night only.

Or it may create sympathy on him and will help to become the president again?

he has a virus, but seems that it is asymptomatic, if i heard it well

He likely contracted the virus recently, and most people do not start to show symptoms right away.

maybe they will postpone elections, do not know about the procedure, but that seems as rational idea, and probably there is some clause that "due to higher cause" elections could be postponed by month/two, and until then everything will probably be back to normal

Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally postpone the election. Only Congress can change the election date, and the results must be in by December 14, as the constitution perscribes this to be the date the electrical college meets to cast their votes.

@PrimeNumber7 it’s too early to say whether this news will effect the voters mind or no, but one thing I can sadly say is that people have lost it as they’re praying for him to die, and some are even claiming that this is a hoax (see comments on his Twitter post). Furthermore I don’t think that he’ll postpone the elections, because he’ll try and keep it on the same date, and show Americans that he’s capable of governing USA even after being effected by the Virus.

[mu_enrico]

^I think it will at some extent.

Before he tested positive, I was sure that he would get elected for the next four years because of a weak opponent and incumbent status. But this is a major blow for his PR IMO, as media will paint him as irresponsible of the various crowd gathering rallies.

I'm now still 50.1:49.9 for Trump, but a very close margin. I wouldn't be surprised if Bidden win though.

[Cnut237]

Difficult to say how it will affect his chances. You can see people turning against him because it highlights his mismanagement of the pandemic... but you can probably also see new voters supporting him because they feel it demonstrates he's a 'man of the people' rather than part of an elite that is untouched by normal concerns. If he gets hospitalised, this just increases the strength of both the gains and the losses. Overall I think the losses might outweigh the gains, but a large part depends on how the media plays it. There's also the question of whether this will be used to attempt to delay or even cancel the election, as discussed above.

Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally postpone the election. Only Congress can change the election date

He may not have the authority, but that's not stopped him trying things before. If he thinks he's going to lose - and he's already lined up 'fraudulent' postal votes as an excuse - then this offers a potential get-out. He may be tempted to try to take it.

the electrical college meets to cast their votes.

If the electrical college don't cast their votes, will they be charged? Sorry, can't resist taking advantage of typos and auto-completes

[bakasabo]

You give slightly incorrect info. He tweeted that he "tested positive for COVID-19", but not with "Chinese Coronavirus" 
I know that this all started from China, but there are lots of debates who created the virus. And I'm not sure he got tested positive with Chinese version of covid-19, but most probably by its already evolved form. So its not Chinese, but local.

[ryap12]

Anyone watched this episode of Simpsons? Not sure if this is true but it is not funny neither.

Trump is not our president but it is not a laughing matter. Hope he and his wife gets well soon.

Source: https://twitter.com/mrtacoOG/status/1311901455851364353

[LTU_btc]

maybe they will postpone elections, do not know about the procedure, but that seems as rational idea, and probably there is some clause that "due to higher cause" elections could be postponed by month/two, and until then everything will probably be back to normal

Fact that Trump got Covid-19 isn't a reason to postpone election. After all, this virus isn't death sentence, especially if it's asymptomatic case. Elections should be held on time because it's not likely that everything will back to normal in upcoming month or two.

Anyone watched this episode of Simpsons? Not sure if this is true but it is not funny neither.

Trump is not our president but it is not a laughing matter. Hope he and his wife gets well soon.

Source: https://twitter.com/mrtacoOG/status/1311901455851364353

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/09/10/mqhgT.png

It's fake photo, there was no such episode in the Simpsons.

[Jet Cash]

What's the big deal? So he has has been infected with a minor virus, and if he is healthy, he will recover and retain his immunity to future infection. Isn't that an advantage if he remains the president of the country that probably developed the virus anyway.

[Natsuu]

Trump just tweeted that he has been infected with the Chinese Coronavirus.

This is a major blow to our country.

Oh, he got infected with a hoax? How'd that happen? Somebody get this guy some injectable disinfectant and UV light.

Let's take a look back at some of the things Trump has said about covid in the past:

January 24th: “China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!”

March 12th: "You know, you see what's going on. And so I just wanted that to stop as it pertains to the United States. And that's what we've done. We've stopped it."

April 3rd: "I just don’t want to be doing -- somehow sitting in the Oval Office behind that beautiful resolute desk, the great resolute desk, I think wearing a face mask as I greet presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens, I don’t know, somehow I don’t see it for myself. I just don’t. Maybe I’ll change my mind."

September 14th: Trump, was asked if he is afraid of Coronavirus risk at his rallies: “I’m on a stage, it’s very far away, so I’m not at all concerned.”


ps: to non-Americans, this is not actually a "major blow" to our country; we'll be fine, or else our rate of decline isn't on the increase, anyway...

How I laugh very hard after I heard it from our news channel, this is the thoughts that came into my mind after I heard that he and her wife caught the virus. I am not a citizen of USA but I heard this news quite often here in the forum, and social media, given the situation, I want to believe that his rating will really go down because the thing that he said to be "hoax" was unfortunately real. I don't know about the citizen, and voters of USA but I don't like my president to spread fake news regarding serious matters. though;

he has a virus, but seems that it is asymptomatic, if i heard it well
maybe they will postpone elections, do not know about the procedure, but that seems as rational idea, and probably there is some clause that "due to higher cause" elections could be postponed by month/two, and until then everything will probably be back to normal

it will certainly influence elections either way, and people will probably be more emphatic for Trump, so he will higher his chances to win the elections, IMO

What's the big deal? So he has has been infected with a minor virus, and if he is healthy, he will recover and retain his immunity to future infection. Isn't that an advantage if he remains the president of the country that probably developed the virus anyway.

I do believe that there will still be people in your country who would most likely to continue to support and believe Trump. This unfortunate truth can't be erased given that you guys have no competent candidate to be supported by the mass. I guess white supremacy will still be in position for the next 4-6 years.

[cheezcarls]

In most of his public appearances during the pandemic, I rarely see him wearing a mask. I’m sorry but this is what he get for nor being a leader by example. Now that he and his beautiful first lady got the virus, I hope that he learns his lesson in wearing a mask in public.

Another problem is that Trump is old, and Melania is not. It means that he’s vulnerable and may be showing symptoms later on. While he is asymptomatic right now, it doesn’t mean that he is okay and confident that he can get over it. He needs to boost his immune system to fight off the virus in order to continue his presidential duties, especially the upcoming elections.

[Jet Cash]

[ I guess white supremacy will still be in position for the next 4-6 years.

The Anglophone empire started to be built by the Knights Templar and the Vatican, and it has grown in strength over the years, It controls Westminster, Washington and the EU, and there is no indication that it will lose this control. Trump is a few levels down in the hierarchy, so they will obviously have alternatives should he fail to continue to be viable.

[yazher]

He is now in quarantine, I wonder how would this affect his presidential candidacy. I read the news earlier and his wife is also positive. The thing is, most of the people who were infected got healed and continue their life as nothing has happened. Now is not the time to criticize the US president rather pray for his pass recovery. I wonder how other people react to this news, especially US citizens. there are lots of opinions hours after his tweets. He just said a few days ago that the USA is weeks away from the Coronavirus vaccine. I wonder if you could use the vaccine after you got infected with the virus.

[suchmoon]

We had this 2020 performance evaluation not too long ago in another thread...

OCTOBER SURPRISES ARE COMING SOON FOLKS!

I'm quite surprised there is an October this year. The way 2020 was going we should have been under 3 feet of ash from Yellowstone by now. Oh well, no such luck, we may need to endure orange supremacist Halloween slash election.

Oh don't worry, we still have MANY days left in 2020. Things can still horribly go to shit again. Happy 2020!

Unfortunately squatz1 was right. With Trump testing positive for COVID-19 there is still a chance to end up with President Pelosi.

[sirazimuth]

Unfortunately squatz1 was right. With Trump testing positive for COVID-19 there is still a chance to end up with President Pelosi.

Naaah...he’ll be fine. Think of the millions of thoughts and prayers he’s getting from all those
wonderful god fearing bible thumping folk.
If he dies....well it was all godswill gods will doncha  know....

[philipma1957]

What's the big deal? So he has has been infected with a minor virus, and if he is healthy, he will recover and retain his immunity to future infection. Isn't that an advantage if he remains the president of the country that probably developed the virus anyway.

Wrong over 75 and 50 pounds overweight makes it 20x the problem


Death rate for over 75 = bad
Death rate for 50 pounds overweight = bad.

It is a deadly virus for the old bro.

Looks like Trump will not be able to be healthy enough for a second term.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/older-adults.html

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/what-share-of-people-who-have-died-of-covid-19-are-65-and-older-and-how-does-it-vary-by-state/

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/why-covid-19-more-deadly-people-obesity-even-if-theyre-young


...Since the pandemic began, dozens of studies have reported that many of the sickest COVID-19 patients have been people with obesity. In recent weeks, that link has come into sharper focus as large new population studies have cemented the association and demonstrated that even people who are merely overweight are at higher risk. For example, in the first metaanalysis of its kind, published on 26 August in Obesity Reviews, an international team of researchers pooled data from scores of peer-reviewed papers capturing 399,000 patients. They found that people with obesity who contracted SARS-CoV-2 were 113% more likely than people of healthy weight to land in the hospital, 74% more likely to be admitted to an ICU, and 48% more likely to die.

...

So he has 2 strikes against him.

If he were younger president in good health it would be of less concern.

This will also hurt him if he recovers and gets reelected as his health will be in question.

[onecall123]

What's the big deal? So he has has been infected with a minor virus, and if he is healthy, he will recover and retain his immunity to future infection. Isn't that an advantage if he remains the president of the country that probably developed the virus anyway.

After The President claiming he and his wife has tested positive for COVID-19 there lot of posts wishing negatives to the president, those are disgusting and inhuman act so far. I wish him and along with wife get well soon and make a speedy recovery. I simply trust that this things doesn't harm hardly anyway It could be a horrible things.

BTW! Do you all think that Is this all a Hoax to avoid having to participate in any upcoming debates with Biden and trying to catch up some public sympathy?