Trump Was Far Sicker From COVID-19 Than Public Was Told, New Book Says
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And he was likely contagious when he ripped off his mask on his return to the White House from Walter Reed, according to "Nightmare Scenario."
Former President Donald Trump’s struggle with COVID-19 was “far more serious” than the public knew, and officials leapfrogged protocol for an experimental drug treatment not available to other Americans, according to a new book by Washington Post reporters. Trump became “terribly ill” last October after several events, according to excerpts from “Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration’s Response to the Pandemic That Changed History.” “His fever spiked, and his blood oxygen level fell below 94 percent, at one point dipping into the 80s. ... Trump was given oxygen in an effort to stabilize him” before he was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, according to excerpts Thursday in the Post.More Related News