Trump's COVID-19 tweet was "highly irresponsible," says Washington State Health Secretary
After President Trump tweeted on Monday that coronavirus is nothing to fear, Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman responded with a statement calling the tweet “highly irresponsible.”
Wiesman noted that the president’s tweet “makes every public health official’s job that much more difficult,” and to remember that coronavirus is a serious disease that is easily spread.
“We shouldn’t fear it; we should protect ourselves from it. Wear your mask. Watch your distance. Wash your hands. These are the basic facts.”
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Trump was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday after receiving a positive COVID-19 test on Thursday. He tweeted Monday that he “will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good!”
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
“Don’t be afraid of Covid,” he added. “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!”
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