White House chief of staff says Trump could be discharged Monday afternoon, downplays Secret Service infection risk from the president's unnecessary drive around Walter Reed
Sen. Meadows addresses reporters during a break in the fourth day of the Senate impeachment trial of President TrumpWhite House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said President Donald Trump might get discharged from Walter Reed Army Medical Center as early as later this afternoon, doubling down Monday morning on comments made by the president's doctors on Sunday.
"We are still optimistic that he will be able to return to the White House later today, with his medical professionals making that determination later today," Meadows said in an interview on "Fox & Friends."drive-by greeting to supporters"They're criticizing, 'Well, he put his Secret Service agent at risk,'" Meadows said.
"We are still optimistic that he will be able to return to the White House later today, with his medical professionals making that determination later today," Meadows said in an interview on "Fox & Friends."Trump is still relatively early in his treatment for the coronavirus, with the worst symptoms often hitting patients around 10 to 12 days in.
The president is on heavy doses of various medications that are able to reduce his fever and improve oxygen levels in his blood, but Meadows insisted Trump "continued to improve overnight and is ready to get back to a normal working schedule."outside of Walter Reed Army Medical Center."They're criticizing, 'Well, he put his Secret Service agent at risk,'" Meadows said.
Despite reports that the president's car — known as "The Beast" — had a seal designed to prevent against chemical weapons exposure that would have made coronavirus transmission much more likely, Meadows repeated the White House line that "proper PPE" was enough to protect the agents.
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