US president ‘feeling better’ after being admitted into hospital but chief of staff says Trump’s symptoms ‘very concerning’.
President Trump, who was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday for COVID-19 treatment, said in a four-minute long Twitter video on Saturday night that he is feeling “much better.” “I think I’ll be back soon,” he said.
Trump looks to be recovering well from his cold. https://t.co/ssx89823b8
— Neil Clark (@NeilClark66) October 4, 2020
Mr. Trump’s physician, Dr. Sean Conley, said in a statement late Saturday that while Mr. Trump is “not out of the woods,” doctors are “cautiously optimistic.”
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Fox News late Saturday that he and Conley were “very concerned” about Mr. Trump’s health on Friday, and the president’s oxygen was dropping “very rapidly.”
A source familiar with the president’s health said earlier Saturday that his vitals over the past 24 hours were “very concerning” and “the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care.”
“We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery,” the source added.
Conley told reporters earlier in the day that Mr. Trump is “just 72 hours into the diagnosis now,” indicating that the president may have known that he had contracted the virus as early as Wednesday. The president met in person with officials in Minnesota and appeared at a fundraiser at his club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Wednesday. A memo from the White House attempted to clarify Conley’s comments, saying Mr. Trump was diagnosed the evening of Thursday, October 1.
Mr. Trump is being treated with remdesivir, a drug that has shortened the recovery time for some patients with the virus. Doctors said Mr. Trump is fever-free and in “exceptionally good spirits.”
Trump’s physician says he is “not yet out of the woods”
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany late Saturday released another memo from Dr. Sean Conley, President Trump’s physician. Conley said Mr. Trump “continues to do well, having made substantial progress since his diagnosis,” but said Mr. Trump is “not yet out of the woods.”
Another nightly update from President @realDonaldTrump’s physician: pic.twitter.com/HuF8QxcWfG
— Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) October 4, 2020
Several other members of Mr. Trump’s orbit reported positive COVID-19 test results, including Trump 2020 campaign manager Bill Stepien, former senior adviser Kellyanne Conway, and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who was admitted to the hospital Saturday afternoon.
