Donald Trump is heading back to the White House after three days in the hospital—but indications are the move is because of his desires, not his doctors’ best advice. According to reports, Trump’s Sunday joyride outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was a compromise with his doctors over his wish to return to the White House.
On Monday Trump apparently won that battle, although, as CNN's Dana Bash tweeted: “He's being warned that if he rushes to leave the hospital and has a setback it would be bad for not just his health, but his re-election campaign.” With Trump’s doctors scheduled to give an update on his condition “in the 3 p.m. hour,” Trump preempted them with a triumphant tweet.
What the weekend showed the public was that we cannot believe anything Trump’s doctors say about his condition or even the basic facts of when he was diagnosed and became symptomatic. That’s going to be a problem throughout his illness, however long it lasts. Still less can we believe Trump’s own reports.
Trump will return to a White House that has become a COVID-19 hot spot, with multiple aides testing positive.