The media isn’t buying President Trump’s visit to Walter Reed hospital over the weekend where he said he “began phase one” of his yearly physical:
Visited a great family of a young man under major surgery at the amazing Walter Reed Medical Center. Those are truly some of the best doctors anywhere in the world. Also began phase one of my yearly physical. Everything very good (great!). Will complete next year.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2019
Here they go:
Earlier today on CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta said it's "a bit curious" that Trump went to Walter Reed for an unannounced visit. The W.H. said it was for a physical. Gupta wondered if the medical team had time to plan for his visit. Did they know he was coming ahead of time? (1/2)
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 17, 2019
And from the Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty:
Opinion: We need a second opinion on the president’s health https://t.co/MlHZiaBk2L
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 17, 2019
Mr. Kellyanne Conway took a break from calling Rep. Elise Stefanik “trashy” to agree with the WaPo columnist:
.@ktumulty has it exactly right here: Even if the White House told a story that made sense, we’d have no reason to believe it. https://t.co/7iRbhiKawu
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) November 17, 2019
This may be a news story in other election cycles, but since Bernie Sander just had a heart attack and Joe Biden is olden than the president, it’s a whole bunch of meh:
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Mystery continues: CNN: Typically, Walter Reed's medical staff would get a general notice about a "VIP" visit to the medical center ahead of a presidential visit. That did not happen this time, indicating the visit was a non-routine visit and scheduled last minute.
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) November 17, 2019
And here’s White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham pushing back on this nonsense:
Response from @PressSec: "We're not going to get into security & movement protocols when it comes to the President, but as my statements said he's in good health and it was a routine checkup as part of his annual physical."
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) November 17, 2019
She also adds: "I've given plenty of on the record statements that were truthful and accurate — actively trying to find and report conspiracy theories really needs to stop."
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) November 17, 2019
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