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thenewgreen  ·  1517 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Donald Trump tweets he and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19

I have become so cynical when it comes to Trump that I'm not yet sure it’s real or a PR stunt?

It would achieve the following:

Skip debate

Engender sympathy

Show that hydroxychoriquin works

Show that it’s not a big deal

Show how "strong" he is

It's unlikely, but I wouldn't put it past him. If there is any semblance of justice, he will experience the long term symptoms that so many others have; due to his complacency. 200k+ dead. That would be justice.

His supporters are praying. His detractors are celebrating. If they celebrate too hard the few undecideds could be pushed to a sympathetic support of him. Nobody will care anymore about his taxes or his white supremacy. His Covid will now dominate the news cycle. It will be all about him. Him. Him. If he has no symptoms, he will relish this.