Wild rumors, but scant evidence, that Trump is in serious condition at Walter Reed.
The WH itself has extensive medical facilities, and it's certainly possible he's being treated for something there. But it would be virtually impossible to secretly transport a president to Walter Reed (by either airlift or motorcade) without calling a LOT of attention to it, especially with the added constraints of a medical emergency.
And most of the "evidence" for this is just silly.
"They called a lid early in the day on a weekend to get rid of the press." They call early lids all the time, and it doesn't mean no one is watching the White House.
"Some of the entrances to Walter Reed are closed off". Which happens routinely on nights and weekends.
i do like the irony of the WH doing a lid on 4/04 though. :)
It is the unconscious desire of the entire nation, if not the world, that this guy simply stopped being president
And somebody living in the US I can’t really agree or disagree, but I tend towards disagree.
Somehow, the idea of the Almighty putting an end to the travesty shortcuts, a lot of insanity from the faithful. He has been the figurehead holding a coalition of negatives together , and they are already at each other‘s throats.
It would get a lot worse without him around
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It'll be a short-lived celebration when he croaks. With his grifting and other pet projects out of the way, Project 2025 can go full steam ahead.
And there's a serious danger of the Democratic Party and credulous fanboys going into "mission accomplished" mode and sitting with their thumbs in their asses as the christofascism really ramps up.
SECTION. 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once.
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It is the ——— desire of the entire nation, if not the world, that this guy simply stopped ———- ———
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This is one thing I just don't concern myself with. Why?
When it happens..... we will all KNOW.
We will all know like we've never known. Chances are I'll see the dancing in the street before I even read about it.
And I live in Texas.
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@RVLara23 As the old joke goes: guy goes to newsstand every day, scans all the front pages, but never buys a paper.
Proprietor finally asks him, "What are you looking for every day?"
"An obituary".
"But the obituaries are printed inside the papers".
"Not the one I'm looking for."
@mattblaze I suspect the most likely transport in the case of an actual emergency the on-site facilities couldn't handle would be a Marine 1 airlift, yeah. "The beast" is kitted out pretty extensively, but not as an ambulance. (And yeah, both motorcade and Marine 1 ops are loud. If he moved, someone would notice and come out of the wordwork with the evidence. I guarantee you there's at least one autistic weirdo in DC that catalogs and tracks every single motorcade they see, and Marine 1 or an escort usually has ADS-B on for at least part of the flight)
I'd guess that at least one of the "Marine 1" airframes has plenty of room for life support equipment, not to mention being a good bit faster than ground travel.
@becomethewaifu They prefer Marine One for local trips from the WH not so much because it's faster, but because the motorcades are incredibly disruptive, not to mention requiring extensive planning and coordination. There are about 15 WH vehicles, plus the police and press escorts, and the local police sent ahead to block intersections.
For a helicopter move, it's simpler. Usually an MPD and/or NPS helicopter is sent ahead on the route, then three HMX1 helicopters for the actual convoy.
It is unlikely he would be there on a weekend for IV treatment. So, if true, it could be a sign from God. /s
Is it wrong that if it is going to happen I hope it happens before the halfway point in his Presidency.
Then Vance serves out Trump's term and it counts as a term for Vance. At worst Vance can only serve one more term if he could get himself reelected.
If after the halfway point we could have 10 years of Vance.
But maybe I assuming rule of law still matters.
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