October 4, 2020: Reporters are relying on leaks about Trump's health; lack of White House credibility is compounding confusion

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🗓️ 4 October 2020

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Plus... Masha Gessen on comparisons between the Trump White House and the Soviet Union; how Ronald Reagan's White House handled his health crisis; WHCA president on press corps precautions. Masha Gessen, Carl Cameron, Margaret Sullivan, Susan Glasser, Zeke Miller, David Gergen and Mark Weinberg join Brian Stelter.

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0:00.0	Welcome to a special edition of Reliable Sources. I'm Brian Stelter. Let's start with the big picture of what we are all covering this weekend.
0:09.0	We are covering a possible cover-up about the health of the President of the United States.
0:14.0	A possible cover-up that's being led by the President from his hospital room
0:19.0	because he is so sensitive about being perceived as weak.
0:23.6	Well, real strength begins with telling the truth.
0:25.4	So let me tell you who we have standing by to talk about all this in the next few minutes.
0:29.1	David Gergen, Marsha Gessen, Susan Glasser, and many more.
0:32.9	This is a critical moment.
0:34.2	It's day three of the President's Hospital stay,
0:36.7	and there's a lot we don't know.
0:38.8	Well, we have seen of the President in the past 24 hours
0:41.5	are two photos, this video, and a handful of tweets.
0:46.2	We've also heard from many Trump campaign staffers, but we are not hearing from Trump White
0:51.0	House officials.
0:52.0	They are declining interview requests this
0:54.1	Sunday morning. There is an information vacuum right now and you know what they say
0:59.4	about nature and vacuums. What's filling the void is guesswork and speculation and even conspiracy theory. and front pages from across the country today. Let's assess the information the best
1:14.7	we can, this conflicting information that we've been receiving. It is clear now that
1:19.6	the president was much sicker than the White House admitted on Friday.
1:23.9	His aides misled the public on Friday.
1:26.7	On Friday morning, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters that Trump was experiencing
1:30.2	mild symptoms after testing positive.
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