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02 Oct 2020, 12:11 am

Just in.

Both the president and the first lady test positive for coronavirus.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/sta ... 0680014849

An October surprise, indeed.

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02 Oct 2020, 12:19 am

Well I guess that means there will be no more in person debates. Wonder if Biden will get COVID next.

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02 Oct 2020, 12:51 am

Well logically it's harder to be president if one might actually die beforehand.

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02 Oct 2020, 2:06 am

I really don't know what to think about this. Too many unknown variables.

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02 Oct 2020, 2:23 am

I call it karma. I only hope he won't die.

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02 Oct 2020, 3:15 am

the only reason i don't want the SOB to kick the bucket is Pence who is his impeachment insurance.

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02 Oct 2020, 3:19 am

Just to put things into perspective:

Here is the timeline for the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson:

27 March: Tested positive for coronavirus.
5 April: Admitted to hospital.
6 April: Admitted to intensive care.
9 April: Left intensive care.
12 April: Discharged from hospital.
26 April: Returned to work on Downing Street.

As I recall, Boris Johnson was effectively incapacitated from 6 April (perhaps even the day before) and did not return to work until 26 April, so for 3 full weeks he could not perform his duties as Prime Minister.

And Boris Johnson is 18 years younger than Donald Trump...

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02 Oct 2020, 3:20 am

hmmmm, mebbe satan got tired of trump and is now protecting pence.

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02 Oct 2020, 3:30 am

He could only tempt fate for so long. I'm more surprised it didn't happen sooner.

Get ready for a massive flood of conspiracy theories from the right to try and pin this on someone.

I'm not about to cry for trump but did we really need another curve ball right now?

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02 Oct 2020, 3:51 am

If Trump gets ill (and so ill that he cannot carry out his responsibilities as president), then Mike Pence becomes acting president.

However, it is not known if Mike Pence himself has been exposed in a similar manner as Trump and/or Hope Hicks.

Trump apparently met with both Pence and secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (1st and 5th in line in the presidential succession, respectively) this week.

And if *both* Trump and Pence become incapacitated, then Nancy Pelosi (! !!111oneoneone) becomes acting president.

This would be a political FUBAR of epic proportions just one month before Election day.

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02 Oct 2020, 4:03 am

If he dies it will do the world a favour. I don't wish anyone dead but its hard to see a scenario where his continued presence among us is a positive thing.

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02 Oct 2020, 4:13 am

BenReillyUK wrote:

If he dies it will do the world a favour. I don't wish anyone dead but its hard to see a scenario where his continued presence among us is a positive thing.

I second that emotion. Maybe his cultists may suddenly take the pandemic seriously [for once]. This could save many lives no matter what happens. Sick as it makes me feel to say this, I'm more hopeful for this country as of hearing this news than I have been in a long time, again no matter what happens.

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02 Oct 2020, 4:18 am

this whole 4 years has been such a $#!+show.

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02 Oct 2020, 4:19 am

Waiting for some crazy China-blaming conspiracy...
3... 2... 1...

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02 Oct 2020, 4:25 am

I had heard that a top WH aid tested positive and Trump is in quarantine but I have not heard Trump and first lady themselves have Covid.

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02 Oct 2020, 4:26 am

Here you are:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54381848

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