Conley’s team said his “vital signs are stable” and the president hasn’t complained of shortness of breath. He is still taking anti-viral drug remdesivir after completing his second round of the drug on Oct. 3, the team said.
During the news conference, another medical specialist said the president could return to the White House “as early as tomorrow” and that he has been “up and around.”
“Today he has been up and around and our plan is to have him eat and drink and be up out of bed as much as possible, and if he continues to look and feel as well as he does today, our hope is that we plan for discharge as early as tomorrow to the White House where he can continue his treatment course,” Garibaldi added.
During the briefing, Trump’s doctors appeared upbeat and projected a positive message about the president’s condition. He currently isn’t on supplemental oxygen.
‘Firmly In Command’
White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said on Oct. 4 that the president “feels very well” and wants to return to the White House. He noted that Trump would likely remain hospitalized for the time being.During the segment O’Brien brushed aside any notion that the president would temporarily sign over power while undergoing medical treatment: “He’s firmly in command of the government of the country.”
The White House medical unit are working “very hard” on contact tracing, O’Brien noted, adding that the people working in government departments such as the Pentagon and the State Department are making sure the country is safe.
“We’re in very good shape,” he said. “We’ve got a great team in place and the president’s firmly in control.”
Trump’s national security adviser also brought up the Chinese Communist Party’s role in the pandemic.
“It came from China. We can never forget who’s to blame for it,” he said. “But we’ve got to continue to have the conversation so the American people can make a big decision at the end of this month.”
“And we assert ourselves as the most powerful nation on earth because otherwise you know who will? The country that attacked us, China. And they attacked us with this, believe me,” Giuliani said. “I hold them responsible for what happened to my president the day before yesterday and everybody else.”