他们当时认为川普不能活着走出医院。 6park.com
Two aides believed Trump was 'gravely ill' when he had COVID and might not have made it out of medical facility: book excerpt 6park.com
BUSINESS INSIDER, Jun 27, 2021 6park.com
Two aides feared that former President Donald Trump would not make it out of Walter Reed Medical Center when he was hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a new book by two reporters from the Washington Post. 6park.com
An excerpt of the book, "Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration's Response to the Pandemic That Changed History," illustrates the White House's chaotic response to Trump's October 2020 COVID-19 diagnosis and hospitalization at Walter Reed. The book, written by Yasmeen Abultaeb and Damian Paletta, is due for release on June 29.  6park.com
Trump announced over Twitter in October that he and then first lady Melania had contracted COVID-19. It was just weeks before the 2020 presidential election, a contentious battle between him and Joe Biden, who came out the victor.  6park.com
At the same time, the nation was dealing with a pandemic. And Trump for months at this point had flouted or mocked COVID-19 safety restrictions like mask-wearing. He also held giant rallies with thousands of mask-less people in attendance to drum up support for his 2020 re-election bid. 6park.com
The excerpt details the meticulous effort behind the scenes at the White House to secure treatment options for Trump, even as the world's top pharmaceutical companies scrambled to come up with effective vaccines against the coronavirus. 6park.com
Among those most fearful of the prospect of Trump not returning to the White House was Mark Meadows, former chief of staff. He was "consumed with fear" that Trump would die from the disease, the excerpt says.  6park.com
When he contracted the virus, Trump was considered a high-risk patient because of his age and weight.  6park.com
Trump was far sicker than he wanted the public to know, the excerpt says.  6park.com
Aides heard he was "gravely ill." At one point over the weekend after his positive diagnosis, he had unexpectedly missed a public event with nursing home representatives, according to the excerpt. Former Vice President Mike Pence had to sub in for him.