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The Superspreader In Chief

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate Podcasts

Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The president has tested positive for COVID. Does he realize what that means for the rest of us? Guest: Slate’s Will Saletan, author of Bearing Right.  Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How is the president doing?

0:29.0

This is one of those questions that seems simple enough,

0:33.0

but since his COVID diagnosis last week, I feel like we've all learned how complicated the answer can be.

0:39.0

On Saturday, Trump was said to be doing well,

0:42.0

and then came reports he'd required supplemental oxygen and had a fever,

0:48.0

which is when Trump himself started releasing videos to prove how well he was.

0:59.0

He's not wearing a mask in these videos, by the way.

1:01.0

We're going to beat this coronavirus or whatever you want to call it,

1:05.0

and we're going to beat it soundly.

1:07.0

So many things have happened.

1:08.0

Eventually, Sunday afternoon, the president convinced his doctors

1:11.0

to let him drive around Walter Reed Medical Center and wave to supporters outside.

1:17.0

Oh, we got you!

1:22.0

And still, if you were watching all this,

1:25.0

you might have asked yourself,

1:27.0

how is the president doing?

1:29.0

Because when it comes to claims about Trump's health,

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