As the news broke like a tidal-wave of well deserved mockery over Trump and the first lady coming down with COVID, a second narrative swirled around Left-Wing circles: what if the president is faking his diagnosis? He could then pop back out on Tuesday, healthy as a horse, and claim he just took fish-tank cleaner and it cleared him right up.
Then he could, like, The Omnivore doesn't know, wrestle Biden or something?
Right?
Nope.
No--That's not how this works.
Exhibit A: The White House Did NOT Disclose
The White House wanted to keep Hick's diagnosis under wraps--but it leaked. Then all eyes turned to the President (who, even after knowing he was heavily exposed, held a fundraiser--maybe the Typhoid-Trumpy'd a bunch of donors? At least maybe they got something for their money?). No, they wanted to keep it under wraps--but the White House leaks like a . . . well . . . something that leaks a lot.
Exhibit B: Scramble The Bombers
The Omnivore can't completely confirm this--but has seen references to it in various places--when POTUS is incapacitated, the military goes on higher alert.
Exhibit C: The Narrative
When you are running for POTUS--especially as an old man--the narrative that "you might die" is NOT the one you want out there. Beating COVID and coming back stronger might win a news-cycle--but it will NOT change any of the fundamentals of the race for the better for you. The stock-market is wobbling or outright crashing on the news, people are scrambling to see if Pence could be electable (The Omnivore doesn't think it works like that--but is not an election expert), and so on. Nothing would depress the vote like Pence running and it's probably too late to get Pence-Ryan on the ballots anyway.
No: this idea helps no one.
Here, for you Trumpers, are some laughs to help you through the hard times. The Omnivore is caring that way:
Okay you convinced me, I no longer think it's a ploy.
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