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Infectious Trump briefly leaves hospital to greet fans as confusion continues over his health — The White House continued to provide limited and contradictory information about President Trump's health on Sunday, saying that he had begun a steroid treatment after twice suffering bouts …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump makes “surprise visit” to supporters outside Walter Reed — President Trump posted a new video to his Twitter account on Sunday saying that he is going to pay a “surprise visit” to supporters who have gathered outside of Walter Reed hospital, where he is being treated for COVID-19.
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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump's Physician Says the President's Oxygen Levels Dropped and He Took Steroid Treatment — The president released a video saying that he was “starting to feel good,” but conflicting statements by his doctors and aides created confusion.
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Washington Post:
Live updates: President's blood oxygen levels dropped twice in recent days, doctors say — The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
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Kate Ng / The Independent:
Trump mocked for signing apparently blank paper in ‘staged’ photos at Walter Reed — Twitter users decry ‘reality TV presidency’ — The Trump administration's credibility crisis continues as the president is mocked for apparently signing a blank piece of paper with a marker in photos taken …
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Julia Belluz / Vox:
Is Trump sicker than his doctors are saying? His treatment regimen raises questions. — Sean Conley, physician to President Donald Trump, gives an update on the president's health as he is treated for a Covid-19 infection at Walter Reed Medical Center, October 4, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Washington Post:
White House physician Sean Conley draws scrutiny for rosy assessments of Trump's health — This spring, Navy Commander Sean Conley confided to co-workers that he was laboring under intense personal stress in his job as White House physician. — The 40-year-old doctor is responsible …
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Patricia Kelly Yeo / The Daily Beast:
COVID-Positive Trump Ignores CDC Advice to Take Joyride, With Grim Secret Service Agents in Tow — The president left Walter Reed's presidential suite in a motorcade to wave to supporters, potentially exposing several Secret Service agents to the coronavirus. — Breaking News/Cheat Sheet Intern
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Axios:
White House aide says physician withheld health specifics to lift Trump's spirits
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Washington Post:
Trump's illness halts campaign just when it needs an October boost
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
How Mark Meadows Became the White House's Unreliable Source
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Jon Haworth / ABC News:
Trump COVID-19 live updates: Bodyman for Trump tests positive
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump receiving powerful lung drug, doctors disclose, indicating more serious symptoms
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CBS News:
Live updates: Trump waves to supporters outside hospital; Doctor says he was given steroid treatment
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Trump furious at chief of staff for contradicting White House physician, sources say
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Medical Confusion
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Could Be Discharged From Hospital as Soon as Monday
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ABC News:
Trump adviser defends campaign virus precautions despite packed events, maskless attendees
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
5 big questions on the White House's botched handling of Trump's coronavirus diagnosis
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Didn't Disclose First Positive Covid-19 Test While Awaiting a Second Test on Thursday — President received positive result on Thursday evening before making an appearance on Fox News in which he didn't reveal those results — WASHINGTON—President Trump didn't disclose a positive result …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's national lead over Trump jumps to 14 points after debate in NBC News/WSJ poll — WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's national lead over President Donald Trump nearly doubled after Tuesday's presidential debate, with voters saying by a 2-to-1 margin that Biden has the better temperament to be president …
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus …
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New York Post:
Trump supporters close 5th Ave. to support COVID-19-stricken president
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Biden expands lead to 8 points as voters blame Trump for COVID-19 carelessness and chaotic debate
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How the White House is trying to convince America that Trump's illness isn't a big deal
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Sen. Pat Toomey won't run for reelection or for Pennsylvania governor, sources say — Toomey was widely seen as the likely Republican favorite for governor in 2022. His decision not to run for that office or for Senate could create two wide open contests on the Republican side.
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Anthony Giannini / whitehousegiftshop.com:
“President Donald J. Trump Defeats COVID” — First 1,000 Orders Receive a Complimentary Presidential Blue Mask with Coin! — Note from Designer & Series Creator: Anthony Giannini, CEO, USAF-R — For these past four years, I have created and co-designed the Historic Moments …
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Erin Durkin / Politico:
New York City to shut down 9 neighborhoods as coronavirus spikes — NEW YORK — New York City is moving to impose new shutdowns in parts of the city in response to growing outbreaks of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday. — The city will reverse its reopening in nine neighborhoods …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
How to Cover a Sick Old Man — The president is hospitalized and reporters are fighting for basic facts. What should elderly leaders — many of America's top politicians are over 80 — reveal about their health? — When John Bresnahan was starting out as a reporter in the mid-1990s …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Political Aides Investigate VOA White House Reporter For Anti-Trump Bias — Two political appointees at the federal agency that oversees the Voice of America recently investigated one of its most prominent journalists to make the case he was biased against President Trump, NPR has learned.
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Why Are Democrats Praying for the Speedy Recovery of a “Fascist Dictator”? … The typical reaction to the death of a tyrant — whether by revolutionary violence or natural causes — is not one of grief and sadness but joyous celebration. It is not hard to understand why …
Axios:
Trump campaign adviser defends first family refusing to wear masks at debate — Trump campaign adviser Steve Cortes defended President Trump's family after they broke Cleveland Clinic rules by declining to wear masks at last week's presidential debate, saying on “Fox News Sunday” that …
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