President Trump surprised supporters gathered outside the Walter Reed Medical Facility by going out for a short drive to wave and give thanks. This constituted one more public appearance than his rival Joe Biden made Sunday.
Trump announced the surprise visit moments before on Twitter:
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 4, 2020
The President also thanked doctors and nurses, noting that “I learned a lot about Covid. I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school. This isn’t the let’s-read-the-books school. And I get it, and I understand it and it’s a very interesting thing.”
The President then took to the streets in his motorcade:
Wait was there a Biden lid today??
Did Trump
Just
Do more events than Biden
While in the hospital with covid?? https://t.co/cpDAAlDQFe— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 4, 2020
BREAKING: President @realDonaldTrump greets supporters outside of Walter Reed:
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) October 4, 2020
It appears @realDonaldTrump has left the Walter Reed to greet supporters.@SpectrumNews1WI pic.twitter.com/0vskb1SQZz
— Taurean Small (@taureansmall) October 4, 2020
Trump drives by the press and supporters outside Walter Reed hospital. pic.twitter.com/3phtKthqTH
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) October 4, 2020
Trump’s appearance infuriated leftists, many of whom had spent the past 24 hours celebrating and sharing their desire to see Trump die from the virus:
Statement from the president of the White House Correspondents Association, @ZekeJMiller: pic.twitter.com/1shmXrE8bJ
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) October 4, 2020
In one (1) word, describe the media stunt just pulled by @POTUS @realDonaldTrump in leaving #WalterReedHospital knowing he is sick and infected with #COVID19. Let me start with #shmuck
— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) October 4, 2020
An attending physician at Walter Reed: https://t.co/tBvJozNSZ7
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) October 4, 2020
They are so so *so* angry. It's truly out of control. https://t.co/n33jMAlHM8
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 4, 2020
Leftists also lost their shit over the White House gift shop advertising coins that declare Trump has defeated COVID:
This is real. pic.twitter.com/xcwbHMzSXE
— Spencer Jakab (@Spencerjakab) October 4, 2020
Trump’s physicians, Dr. Sean Conley and Dr. Brian Garibaldi announced Sunday that the President could be discharged Monday, noting that Trump’s experiences with a fever and shortness of breath were only “transitory” incidents.
Dr. Sean Conley, physician to the president, on timeline of Pres. Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment: "Over the course of his illness, the president has experienced two episodes of transient drops in his oxygen saturation." https://t.co/9aZaXI7t8Q pic.twitter.com/XhhmNyHdI1
— ABC News (@ABC) October 4, 2020
