The helicopter poised on the south lawn. The wait for trump, who finally came out under his own power. He recorded an 18second video prior to departure and promptly posted it on social media. I want to thank everybody for the tremendous support. Im going to walter reed hospital. I think im doing very well, but were going to make sure that things work out. The first lady is doing very well. So thank you very much. I appreciate it. I will never forget it. Thank you. Late this afternoon, the white house physician released what we have to emphasize is woefully incomplete information about the president s treatment and condition, saying in a statement that he received a, quote, single eightgram dose of regenerons polyclonal antibody cocktail as well as zinc, vitamin d, famotidine, melatonin and aspirin. White house says there wont be a transfer of power to mike pence, who thankfully has tested negative. Earlier today, Administration Officials sought to portray mr. Trumps symptoms as less th
And he is slightly overweight. Other than that hes very healthy. His cholesterol is great. His Blood Pressure is great. Hes not on medication for that. Hes up and active. You saw his activities, the days leading up to, the long hours and everything else. Hes able to handle it. Meantime, the number of people in the president s inner circle testing positive for the coronavirus, certainly its growing. Wisconsin senator ron johnson and former new Jersey Governor Chris Christie announcing today they both have tested positive for covid19. Joining me is josh from outside Walter Reed Medical Center so, josh, on that briefing about 2 1 2 hours ago or so from the president s physician it is already causing confusion. Can you bring us up to speed on whats happening and clarify things for us. You used the word confusion, alex. That frankly is the word of the hourout side walter reed with conflicting messages coming from people in and around the white house, not only about the status of the preside
Giving a more optimistic update. What i know is that we have it from the president himself that hes doing well and he is ontask, believe me. There was not one even iota of the president feeling sorry for himself. He said we are going to win this cacampaign. He is still governing as president of the United States, even from the hospital. Were fully confident his recovery will be complete. We begin with kristin fisher, live for us outside Walter Reed Medical Center. Kristin, good morning. Reporter good morning, trace. Boy, we just got a whole lot of information about exactly why President Trump was brought here on friday. We learned that he has indeed had two drops in oxygen. The president s physician, dr. Sean conley, said the first drop happened on friday morning. It coincided with a high temperature. We dont know exactly how high. You had a spike in temperature, you had a drop in oxygen, and the doctor said that at that time, at the white house, they did give President Trump supplemen
Trump was in florida tonight, a state with more than 5,000 new cases just this past weekend. And hes heading to several other states this week that are also struggling in this pandemic. And hes doing it for one very obvious if odious reason. He believes this is good for him and his campaign. Thats what he thinks. What he knows for sure is that he is creating risk for the people who care most about him in this country everywhere he goes. And he does not care. How can i say that . Look at the proof. He says nothing about the spacing at the rallies. He says nothing about the maskless nature. In fact, he celebrates contact. I went through it. Now they say im immune. I can i feel so powerful. Ill walk into that audience. Ill walk in there. Ill kiss everyone in that audience. Ill kiss the guys and the beautiful women and everybody. Ill just give you a big, fat kiss. When youre the president , you cant lock yourself in a basement and say, im not going to bother with the world. Youve got to ge
Dr. Sean conley said President Trump has remained without a fever since friday morning, and his vital signs are stable. He revealed new details about the seriousness of the president s illness. His blood oxygen dropped below 92 two in the last few days. hes been given dexamethasone. President trump i learned about covid going to the real school. This isnt lets read the book school. I understand it. Its an interesting thing. I will be letting you know about it. Reporter the president wore a mask in an suv driven by secret service agents. Some are criticizing the decision as reckless that put his secret service of catching the virus. The white house says appropriate precautions were taken to protect the president. The movement was cleared by the medical team of and safe to do. After sharing a debate stage with the president last tuesday, former Vice President joe biden tested negative for covid19 sunday. Ashley . Ashley thanks so much. Thats it for now. Well continue to keep you updated