One of the problems with a leader crying “fake news” is that when he needs voters to believe he is still conscious, still functioning and not about to become incapacitated or worse only four weeks and three days from a general election day, no-one sensible will believe a word from those speaking on his behalf. Trump was the prime mover in creating the distrustful climate that makes it extremely tough to sift truth from fakery when it comes to the man himself. Now, his charge that everything unflattering is the product of journalistic malice comes back to bite him.
How ill is Trump? Hardly anyone knows, and even those who do aren’t doing a convincing job of explaining. On Saturday afternoon, the President’s doctors briefed reporters that Trump is – in essence – fine with Covid-19. He had been moved to to the Walter Reed Medical Centre on Friday after testing positive.
Then his chief of staff briefed reporters “off the record” that the situation was more serious. His “vital signs” has not been good and the next 48 hours would dictate whether there is a path to a full recovery. Yikes.
