BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday — in contrast to a rosier assessment moments earlier by Trump doctors, who took pains not to reveal the president had received supplemental oxygen at the White House before his hospital admission.
Trump remained at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday. He offered his own assessment of his status Saturday evening in a video from his hospital suite, saying he was beginning to feel better and hoped to “be back soon.”
Trump is being treated around the clock by a team of doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
President Donald Trump has told his longtime friend and sometimes lawyer Rudy Giuliani that he’s “going to beat” the virus.
Trump called Giuliani on Saturday to assure him he’s doing fine following a sobering assessment from the White House chief of staff.
He also said he hopes that by beating the virus he “will be able to show people we can deal with this disease responsibly, but we shouldn’t be afraid of it.”