美國新冠疫情日記 10/03

President Trump Is In The Hospital

President Trump arrived Friday evening at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 15 hours after he had tested positive for the coronavirus. The White House said the move was precautionary and not the product of an urgent deterioration in Trump’s condition.

Trump walked out of his residence in the White House without assistance and displayed no outward signs of illness.

White House spokeswoman Alyssa Farah said there has been no transfer of power to Vice President Pence and that President Trump was still in charge. Pence is working at his own residence and remains in good health.

First Lady Melania who also tested positive for the coronavirus remains well with only a mild cough and headache.

Moments before Trump was heading to Walter Reed, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he was suspending all negative campaign advertising for the time being.

According to the 25th Amendment, Trump could make a determination for transfer of power from himself with a letter to the Senate to formally hand over power to the Vice President who would then govern until Trump informed the Senate that he was taking power back.

The most significant problem for Trump is that his COVID-positive diagnosis will prove almost impossible for him to effectively handle the health crisis.                                                            

The full extent of the political fallout of the situation remains unclear and depends on the severity of Trump’s illness. But the whole world is still watching.

世界正高度注視美國政情

川普總統週五下午六時已經住進瓦特里海軍醫療中心，白宮方面表示， 這並非是緊急救醫而是要總統得到進一步的療養， 川普總統昨天是自行走向直昇機， 而不需要人摻扶，

第一夫人仍在白宮休息只是有輕微咳嗽及頭痛。

民主黨挑戰者拜登在得知川普進到醫院之後，立即把一些攻擊性負面廣告下架， 並在推特上希望川普夫婦早日康復。

根據美國憲法第二十五條修正條文， 川普總統可以在其無法執行政務時，通函參議院由副總統代行職權， 一直到他認為可以復職。

川普不幸染上病毒 ，对他的選情將是重大之打撃 ，這充分証明他在防疫工作上是彻底失敗。

世界都在關注美國政情之發展 ，我們期盼川普早日康復 ，十一月三日之大選能圓滿舉行 才是國家之福也。