Trump Has COVID megathread (update 10/24: 2 Pence staffers test positive)

[Dr. Arch]

‘God-tier genetics’: A stunned MAGA world offers blame, adulation after Trump’s diagnosis

“You’ve never seen him sick. You’ve never seen him without energy,” Brenden Dilley, a self-described “MAGA life coach,” told his viewers on his radio show Friday. “[He’s] not walking around with weak-ass, p---- f------ genetics. He ain’t got those liberal genes. These are, like, god-tier genetics; top 1-percentile genetics.”

Wishful thinking abounded, as well: Dr. David Samadi, a urologist and commentator for Fox News and the conservative Newsmax outlet, set the goal posts by pointing out that while Covid-19 patients over the age of 70 had a 94.6 percent recovery rate, patients ages 24 to 49 had a 99.8 percent recovery rate. “I would put POTUS in the 20-49 category due to his strength and stamina,” he tweeted.

“Does anyone else find it odd that no prominent Democrats have had the virus but the list of Republicans goes on and on?” tweeted DeAnna Lorraine, a former congressional candidate who has backed baseless theories from the QAnon conspiracy movement, going on to blast masks as a Democrat-backed lie and questioning whether China had technically made an “assassination attempt” on the first family.

...according to various QAnon theorists, Trump had left a secret message to his followers in his announcement on Twitter that he had tested positive for Covid-19. Some suggested that his use of the word “together” was, in fact, code for “to get her,” a reference to attacks on his 2016 rival, Hillary Clinton. Others thought Trump’s quarantining was part of a broader plan to isolate the president from potential violence associated with the upcoming election.

What the holy hells?

[Horus]

‘God-tier genetics’: A stunned MAGA world offers blame, adulation after Trump’s diagnosis

“You’ve never seen him sick. You’ve never seen him without energy,” Brenden Dilley, a self-described “MAGA life coach,” told his viewers on his radio show Friday. “[He’s] not walking around with weak-ass, p---- f------ genetics. He ain’t got those liberal genes. These are, like, god-tier genetics; top 1-percentile genetics.”

Wishful thinking abounded, as well: Dr. David Samadi, a urologist and commentator for Fox News and the conservative Newsmax outlet, set the goal posts by pointing out that while Covid-19 patients over the age of 70 had a 94.6 percent recovery rate, patients ages 24 to 49 had a 99.8 percent recovery rate. “I would put POTUS in the 20-49 category due to his strength and stamina,” he tweeted.

“Does anyone else find it odd that no prominent Democrats have had the virus but the list of Republicans goes on and on?” tweeted DeAnna Lorraine, a former congressional candidate who has backed baseless theories from the QAnon conspiracy movement, going on to blast masks as a Democrat-backed lie and questioning whether China had technically made an “assassination attempt” on the first family.

...according to various QAnon theorists, Trump had left a secret message to his followers in his announcement on Twitter that he had tested positive for Covid-19. Some suggested that his use of the word “together” was, in fact, code for “to get her,” a reference to attacks on his 2016 rival, Hillary Clinton. Others thought Trump’s quarantining was part of a broader plan to isolate the president from potential violence associated with the upcoming election.

What the holy hells?

We are witnessing the birth of a new religion.

[MR DARK BRANDON]

‘God-tier genetics’: A stunned MAGA world offers blame, adulation after Trump’s diagnosis

“You’ve never seen him sick. You’ve never seen him without energy,” Brenden Dilley, a self-described “MAGA life coach,” told his viewers on his radio show Friday. “[He’s] not walking around with weak-ass, p---- f------ genetics. He ain’t got those liberal genes. These are, like, god-tier genetics; top 1-percentile genetics.”

Wishful thinking abounded, as well: Dr. David Samadi, a urologist and commentator for Fox News and the conservative Newsmax outlet, set the goal posts by pointing out that while Covid-19 patients over the age of 70 had a 94.6 percent recovery rate, patients ages 24 to 49 had a 99.8 percent recovery rate. “I would put POTUS in the 20-49 category due to his strength and stamina,” he tweeted.

“Does anyone else find it odd that no prominent Democrats have had the virus but the list of Republicans goes on and on?” tweeted DeAnna Lorraine, a former congressional candidate who has backed baseless theories from the QAnon conspiracy movement, going on to blast masks as a Democrat-backed lie and questioning whether China had technically made an “assassination attempt” on the first family.

...according to various QAnon theorists, Trump had left a secret message to his followers in his announcement on Twitter that he had tested positive for Covid-19. Some suggested that his use of the word “together” was, in fact, code for “to get her,” a reference to attacks on his 2016 rival, Hillary Clinton. Others thought Trump’s quarantining was part of a broader plan to isolate the president from potential violence associated with the upcoming election.

Do we really need more evidence that Trumpists are delusional?

[Roll Roons]

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1312233807991496704?s=21

I doubt that this is really from Trump.

FWIW, this algorithm, which tries to determine whether a tweet was written by Trump or a staffer, says there was a 98%+ chance that this was written by Trump:
http://didtrumptweetit.com/category/realdonaldtrump/

[Crumpets]

No joke, this could rip through the Judiciary Committee at the most inconvenient time imaginable for the GOP.

Ruth's Revenge

If the Senate doesn't get to appoint a new justice until after it's too late solely because all the Republicans catch COVID, I think we'll all have to accept that RBG has pulled an Obi Wan Kenobi and became more powerful than we can possibly imagine.

[pppolitics]

just a reminder...

https://twitter.com/nprpolitics/status/1312179324833861633

[GeneralMacArthur]

https://twitter.com/FrankFigliuzzi1/status/1312180888524865536?s=20

Moronic commentary like this really makes one wonder where the intelligence is in "intelligence agencies." The last thing these bodies should want (assuming they don't enjoy being dragged into deep state conspiracy theories) is to be seen as particularly hostile towards Trump at a time when his imminent death is a very real prospect.

Republicans have, for decades, gleefully shared the urban rumor that Hillary Clinton was hated by the secret service and that agents were assigned to her detail as a punishment.  Completely false, but they love it.  KARMA IS A BITCH

[Gass3268]

Wow

https://twitter.com/politicoalex/status/1312237003795238912?s=20

[Splash]

https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1312236265882947584

[pppolitics]

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1312233807991496704?s=21

I doubt that this is really from Trump.

FWIW, this algorithm, which tries to determine whether a tweet was written by Trump or a staffer, says there was a 98%+ chance that this was written by Trump:
http://didtrumptweetit.com/category/realdonaldtrump/

I tried to click on the link to the explanation of how it determines who wrote what, but the link doesn't even works.

[Indy Texas 🇺🇦🇵🇸]

I am calling for a complete and total shutdown of the Republican Party until we can figure out what the hell is going on.

[dunceDude]

[brucejoel99]

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1312233807991496704?s=21

Why is the second "L" in "well" a capital i?

[cwt]

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1312233807991496704?s=21

I doubt that this is really from Trump.

FWIW, this algorithm, which tries to determine whether a tweet was written by Trump or a staffer, says there was a 98%+ chance that this was written by Trump:
http://didtrumptweetit.com/category/realdonaldtrump/

The algorithm is only based on tweets that Trump made up until January 2017. It would be pretty easy to fool it now, if that was the intention.

If a tweet is short, contains no links or media, and contains typos/misspellings and segments in all caps, the algorithm will think it was a Trump tweet.

[libertpaulian]

https://twitter.com/HoldenAndrewBl1/status/1312239119922331649

Trying to find mainstream media accounts to confirm.

[dunceDude]

https://twitter.com/HoldenAndrewBl1/status/1312239119922331649

Trying to find mainstream media accounts to confirm.

https://twitter.com/DanaBashCNN/status/1312241059427221505

Stephen Miller [redacted] !!

[emailking]

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1312233807991496704?s=21

Why is the second "L" in "well" a capital i?

No clue but I'm sure the QAnoners have a perfectly rational explanation for this.

[Darthpi – Anti-Florida Activist]

https://twitter.com/HoldenAndrewBl1/status/1312239119922331649

Trying to find mainstream media accounts to confirm.

This tweet isn't loading for me

[emailking]

https://twitter.com/HoldenAndrewBl1/status/1312239119922331649

Trying to find mainstream media accounts to confirm.

Deleted, what did it say?

[dunceDude]

https://twitter.com/HoldenAndrewBl1/status/1312239119922331649

Trying to find mainstream media accounts to confirm.

Deleted, what did it say?

Christ Christie has coronavirus. --allegedly

[Gass3268]

Looks like it was unconfirmed, other than Brian Williams saying it on TV.

[Rand]

Can we change the thread title to “WHITE HOUSE DOWN.”

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1312233807991496704?s=21

Why is the second "L" in "well" a capital i?

No clue but I'm sure the QAnoners have a perfectly rational explanation for this.

Brad Parscale picked a bad time to have a breakdown. He will now feature in their theories as someone with advance knowledge of Trump's positive test.

[pppolitics]

Doughnut man tests positive

https://twitter.com/cliffschecter/status/1312242564460941313

[Crumpets]

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1312233807991496704?s=21

Why is the second "L" in "well" a capital i?

No clue but I'm sure the QAnoners have a perfectly rational explanation for this.

Brad Parscale picked a bad time to have a breakdown. He will now feature in their theories as someone with advance knowledge of Trump's positive test.

I pity the future historians who try to write the story of this time period in an APUSH book and not make it sound completely faked. Maybe there'll be a conspiracy theory that other historians fabricated the events this week as a cover story to hide something else, because this could never have actually happened, right?