Here’s Why Donald Trump ‘Gasping’ Is Trending On Twitter
Win Mcnamee/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Oct. 5, 2020 9:31 pm EST
Shortly after returning to the White House, Donald Trump tweeted a video to express his thanks and show the world how great he felt. “I just left Walter Reed Medical Center and it’s really something very special. The doctors, the nurses, the first responders — and I learned so much about coronavirus, and one thing that’s for certain: Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it. We’re going to beat it. We have the best medical equipment, we have the best medicines, all developed recently. And you’re going to beat it. I didn’t feel so good… I could have left two days ago… I felt great, better than I have in a long time…” he said.
Yet in the face of this reassurance, Trump “gasping” had begun to trend on Twitter. It might have had to do with the fact that moments after he reached the White House balcony, dramatically removed his medical mask, and turned to face reporters, he also appeared to be struggling to breathe (via Twitter).
The Twitterverse was divided over Trump ‘gasping’
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Some Twitter users were incredulous. “Trump looks like a goldfish that fell out of the fishbowl onto the floor, gasping for breath,” commented one user along with a video retweeted all over the Twitterverse showing the president appearing to take big gulps of air. Another tweet said: “Maybe Trump should take it easy. He’s visibly gasping for air after climbing stairs and posturing like Putin. COVID ain’t no joke.” A third commented: “Trump climbs a few steps to the White House, takes off his mask and then is visibly gasping and having diffulty (sic) breathing while he tries to wave and pretend everything is fine.” A fourth said: “Trump is gasping with pneumonia. Does he not think we can see?”
The president’s supporters maintained the gasps were imaginary, with one saying: “LOL, the triggered left has now abandoned the ‘hoax’ theory and has gone back to Trump ‘gasping’ for air and on his deathbed notion. Come on now, make up your minds because the rest of us need to know. It can’t be both. Only 8:40 PM though, carry on. Hysterical.” One of the president’s biggest critics right now is Kellyanne Conway’s daughter Claudia, who posted, “guys lmao he’s not doing better… he is so ridiculous. apparently he is doing badly lol and they are doing what they can to stabilize him” (via Palmer Report).
Here’s Why Donald Trump ‘Gasping’ Is Trending On Twitter
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By Hope Ngo/Oct. 5, 2020 9:31 pm EST
Shortly after returning to the White House, Donald Trump tweeted a video to express his thanks and show the world how great he felt. “I just left Walter Reed Medical Center and it’s really something very special. The doctors, the nurses, the first responders — and I learned so much about coronavirus, and one thing that’s for certain: Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it. We’re going to beat it. We have the best medical equipment, we have the best medicines, all developed recently. And you’re going to beat it. I didn’t feel so good… I could have left two days ago… I felt great, better than I have in a long time…” he said.
Yet in the face of this reassurance, Trump “gasping” had begun to trend on Twitter. It might have had to do with the fact that moments after he reached the White House balcony, dramatically removed his medical mask, and turned to face reporters, he also appeared to be struggling to breathe (via Twitter).
Yet in the face of this reassurance, Trump “gasping” had begun to trend on Twitter. It might have had to do with the fact that moments after he reached the White House balcony, dramatically removed his medical mask, and turned to face reporters, he also appeared to be struggling to breathe (via Twitter).
The Twitterverse was divided over Trump ‘gasping’
Some Twitter users were incredulous. “Trump looks like a goldfish that fell out of the fishbowl onto the floor, gasping for breath,” commented one user along with a video retweeted all over the Twitterverse showing the president appearing to take big gulps of air. Another tweet said: “Maybe Trump should take it easy. He’s visibly gasping for air after climbing stairs and posturing like Putin. COVID ain’t no joke.” A third commented: “Trump climbs a few steps to the White House, takes off his mask and then is visibly gasping and having diffulty (sic) breathing while he tries to wave and pretend everything is fine.” A fourth said: “Trump is gasping with pneumonia. Does he not think we can see?”
The president’s supporters maintained the gasps were imaginary, with one saying: “LOL, the triggered left has now abandoned the ‘hoax’ theory and has gone back to Trump ‘gasping’ for air and on his deathbed notion. Come on now, make up your minds because the rest of us need to know. It can’t be both. Only 8:40 PM though, carry on. Hysterical.” One of the president’s biggest critics right now is Kellyanne Conway’s daughter Claudia, who posted, “guys lmao he’s not doing better… he is so ridiculous. apparently he is doing badly lol and they are doing what they can to stabilize him” (via Palmer Report).
The president’s supporters maintained the gasps were imaginary, with one saying: “LOL, the triggered left has now abandoned the ‘hoax’ theory and has gone back to Trump ‘gasping’ for air and on his deathbed notion. Come on now, make up your minds because the rest of us need to know. It can’t be both. Only 8:40 PM though, carry on. Hysterical.”
One of the president’s biggest critics right now is Kellyanne Conway’s daughter Claudia, who posted, “guys lmao he’s not doing better… he is so ridiculous. apparently he is doing badly lol and they are doing what they can to stabilize him” (via Palmer Report).
Trump’s messaging contradicts advice from public health experts
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The U.S. currently has 7.4 million cases of COVID-19, with nearly 210,000 deaths (via The New York Times).
