This struck me at the time, and strikes me again upon re-reading, as a statement that telling the public the truth about Trump's condition could cause his condition to deteriorate further.
https://twitter.com/josh_wingrove/status/1312783707661651971
Which may be a legitimate decision to make. But if so, it suggests that Trump's condition is dire enough that if his doctors tell the public the truth about it, the medical consequences could be catastrophic.
And I guess that in turn raises a question: Are his doctors lying to him, and worried that he'll find out what they know? Or is it that they're worried he'll decompensate in response to ... what? The humiliation of having everyone find out how sick he is?
Confirmation from the White House that Conley is sugarcoating his reports on Trump's health in order to "lift the president's sprits."
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1312813939189846021
So we've now heard from both Trump's doctor and his communications director that it's their policy to mislead the public as to the president's health.
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