Social media erupts in mockery after Trump “claims he feels better than he did 20 years ago”
On Monday afternoon, President Trump took to Twitter to brag that he feels “better than he did 20 years ago” after spending the weekend in the hospital battling COVID-19.
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
It is infuriating to see the president tell the public to “not be afraid of COVID” or let it “dominate your life” after 211,000 people have died thanks to his reckless approach to the virus— people who did not have access to the best healthcare and the most advanced drugs available like Trump does.
The immediate reaction from the public was that he was still feeling the effects of the powerful steroids he was given to battle his infection and lying through his teeth in order to make himself seem tough to the public. Dr. Conley’s announcement that he still “wasn’t out of the woods” yet is a clear indication that Trump is demanding he be returned to the White House and his favorite television as soon as possible, no matter how medically appropriate it would be to do so.
Social media immediately erupted in mockery of the “better than I did 20 years ago!” quote, using photos of some of cinema’s ugliest men to hit home just how absurd that statement is.
https://twitter.com/LCosmonaut647/status/1313196966684233728?s=20
President Trump: "I feel better than I did 20 years ago!"
THAT'S the dexamethasone (i.e. steroids).— Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA (@celinegounder) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/briggityboppity/status/1313202733088989201?s=20
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! pic.twitter.com/C4Z4k7BmVa
— sassy gravy (@sassygravy) October 5, 2020
ABOUT TO EAT AN ENTIRE DEEP'N DELICIOUS CAKE IN ONE MEAL.
DON'T BE AFRAID OF CALORIES. DON'T LET IT DOMINATE YOUR LIFE. I FEEL BETTER THAN I DID 20 YEARS AGO! pic.twitter.com/lnKwNaossb
— RealChangeBot (@RealChangeBot) October 5, 2020
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! pic.twitter.com/iKnaek5Zfd
— Sarcastic Logical Rationalist (@TheEpicDept) October 5, 2020
DON'T BE AFRAID OF COVID
I FEEL BETTER THAN I DID 20 YEARS AGO pic.twitter.com/hEZsM0jraO— RufusKings1776 (@RufusKings1776) October 5, 2020
Haven't felt better in 20 years! pic.twitter.com/Q006lHhvKR
— Colin Taylor (@ColsBols) October 5, 2020
Feel better than I have in 20 years! https://t.co/RcwYBGwTf9
— Zeddy (@Zeddary) October 5, 2020
I feel better than I did 20 years ago! pic.twitter.com/eYWGfQkveD
— Amish-Juggalo Butt Ghost (@MuskYutaniCorp) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/urvillageidiot/status/1313202611600859136?s=20
