I thought the same thing, i.e. because he is losing, it could be an excuse for him to step down because of his health. But as @lovendures and @share stated, we don't know for sure because he lies so much. I'm not going to spend time speculating on the truth of his statement. Instead, like @lovendures, I will pray for all involved, for those who have been exposed to him, and for the healing of our country.
@jovesta I had to admit that the first thought I had when I heard he and Melanoma have it was that he is either lying about it so he can say " I beat it.. it's not that bad, I am in excellent health" or so he can use it to "leave" because he knows he's is not going to win this election.
I sure hope he didn't give it to Joe while he was spewing spittle ,hatred and hot air from 10 feet away in an enclosed building at the 'D-Bait"
He does have the benefit of drs that will treat promptly with Remdesivir, Azithromycin, Dexamethasone and plasma... that.. most of us do not have due to lack of health insurance and money and timely interventions. The next few days will be quite interesting.
I also remember several people a while ago saying "a woman takes T down". Well I can't help but wonder if it's Hope Hicks (though by accident).
I think that T having this virus does provide him an exit if he chooses one. I truly believe he's had a few offers to step down but never took them. I'm not saying he's lying and that he doesn't have the virus or not, I'm just pointing out that this is another "exit ramp" that is being provided to him if he chooses to use it. I also think that if he does, he will say/blame the dems for the stress they had him endure, and he may even throw his own party under the bus (when he loses the election).
I don't now if it's intuition or just plain old skepticism, but I saw the news about the Fascist Goldfish and his wife testing positive, and immediately thought, "fake news." Sounds like a set-up to get out of the next debate, take attention away from all the horrible news that came out about them in the past couple of days, and make way for an exit that gets him out of DC without "losing." He is never honest about anything, much less his health. And covid is not something he has ever taken seriously. And unless he was incapacitated, I wouldn't put it past him to pretend he doesn't have it and infect everyone around him just to keep up the appearance that covid isn't a big deal. So to actually admit they have it feels more like a plan than a fact. Or maybe I'm just projecting too much cynicism on him.
It's ironic in so many ways that "Hope" took down Trump by exposing him to Covid-19.
Also, looking at the mythical story of Pandora's box. Once all the evils of the world were unleashed upon the world, at the very bottom of the box was "Hope." These past four years and 2020 especially have certainly felt like all the evils in that box have been unleashed on the world. Perhaps we've finally reached the bottom and will soon be able to start salvaging and rebuilding.
Yes, he has top doctors to help him get over it unlike so many. Personally, I think were he lying to create an "Exit Ramp" out of a losing election, that he'd choose another ailment, not Covid. No one would know the difference, he could say he has anything and they'd be hidden in his medical records. T and Melanoma picking up Covid only underscores the contagious quality of it and that is what he was continually downplaying at his rallies and elsewhere...