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)
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??— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug)
BREAKING: President greets supporters outside of Walter Reed:
— Benny (@bennyjohnson)
It appears has left the Walter Reed to greet supporters.
— Taurean Small (@taureansmall)
Trump drives by the press and supporters outside Walter Reed hospital.
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC)
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, :
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene)
In one (1) word, describe the media stunt just pulled by in leaving knowing he is sick and infected with . Let me start with
— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212)
An attending physician at Walter Reed:
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5)
They are so so *so* angry. It's truly out of control.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway)
Leftists also lost their shit over the White House gift shop advertising coins that declare Trump has defeated COVID:
This is real.
— Spencer Jakab (@Spencerjakab)
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."
— ABC News (@ABC)