President Donald Trump — or someone with access to his Twitter account — was absolutely going off on Monday morning. The president sent a barrage of all-caps tweets urging people to vote for him.
Just a casual 15 all-caps tweets to go with your morning coffee. Yes, I’m being literal. Fifteen tweets.
“STOCK MARKET HIGHS. VOTE!” read one. “SPACE FORCE. VOTE!” read another. “PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH (BRING OUR SOLDIERS HOME). VOTE!” read another tweet.
Here’s a sample of the other posts the president’s account fired off.
FIGHT THE CORRUPT FAKE NEWS MEDIA. VOTE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
SAVE OUR SECOND AMENDMENT. VOTE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
MASSIVE REGULATION CUTS. VOTE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
The president, who rested positive for COVID-19 sometimes last week was admitted to Walter Reed hospital on Friday for his coronavirus symptoms and has been in the hospital ever since. Trump has reportedly grown frustrated with having to be in the hospital despite reportedly quite serious health concerns.
On Sunday, 74-year-old took a car ride to greet supporters outside Walter Reed despite the fact that it likely put Secret Service agents in the vehicle with him at risk of contracting the potentially deadly virus. Dr. James P. Phillips, an attending physician at Walter Reed, tweeted about the decision being reckless.
Every single person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary Presidential “drive-by” just now has to be quarantined for 14 days. They might get sick. They may die. For political theater. Commanded by Trump to put their lives at risk for theater. This is insanity.
— Dr. James P. Phillips, MD (@DrPhillipsMD) October 4, 2020
I know it’s not a typical indicator of illness but I’m concerned the most telling “lab value” indicating the President’s health is the # of tweets in the last 24 hours. Almost zero. It’s unprecedented, particularly as the election nears. Be wary of mimics from his staff. #COVID19
— Dr. James P. Phillips, MD (@DrPhillipsMD) October 4, 2020
The rapid-fire tweets on Monday could seemingly be another frustration release valve for the president. It could also be someone in the president’s orbit filling for the Trump. The huge drop-off in tweets from the president during his sickness has led to a fair bit of speculation about his condition.
It’s unclear if the president himself posted the tweets on Monday, but they didn’t have Trump’s typical, frequent spelling errors.
As of Monday morning, the president’s most recent tweet came around 9 a.m. ET, in which he urged folks to register to vote.
TODAY is the LAST day to register to VOTE in ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, OHIO, AND TEXAS! Click below for more information, and let’s #MAGA! https://t.co/gsFSghkmdM
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
The state of the president’s health amid his hospitalization, meanwhile, has been riddled with confusion. Trump’s doctors have insisted he might leave Walter Reed as soon as Monday, but his doctors have also said the president’s blood oxygen levels had dropped twice over two days. The New York Times reported on Sunday that the use of a certain steroid on the president suggests to some experts that his case might be more severe than Trump’s doctors have let on.