Trump feared coronavirus would kill him as he headed to Walter Reed: 'Am I going out like Stan Chera? Am I?'
Donald Trump asked whether he was going to die while being airlifted to the hospital after suffering from coronavirus, a shocking new claim reveals. The 74-year-old president had tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, October 1, and had to be taken to the Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, October 2. He was taken to the Walter Reed Medical Center after being picked up from the White House.
According to a special correspondent for Vanity Fair, Gabriel Sherman, Trump had feared for his life at the time. Sherman had taken to Twitter to share, "Conversations with Republicans close to White House over last 12 hours indicate it’s been far more dire than White House has said."
Conversations w Republicans close to WH over last 12 hours indicate it’s been far more dire than WH has said. Before being taken to Walter Reed, Trump kept asking aides, “Am I going out like Stan Chera? Am I?” (Chera was Trump’s NYC friend who died of Covid in April)
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) October 3, 2020
"Before being taken to Walter Reed Trump kept asking aides: ‘Am I going out like Stan Chera? Am I?'" the tweet continued. Chera who is a New York developer and a friend of Trump had passed away on April 11 from coronavirus-related complications.
Trump had himself confirmed that he and the First Lady had tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, October 1. He had taken to Twitter to share, "Tonight, FLOTUS, and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!"
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
FLOTUS too had taken to her Twitter account to share the news and had written, "As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together."
As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 2, 2020
On Saturday, October 3, Trump had revealed via a video recorded at the Walter Reed Medical Center that he is feeling "much better now". During the video clip which is nearly 4 minutes long, Trump had said, "I came here, wasn’t feeling so well. I feel much better now."
"We’re working hard to get me all the way back. I have to be back because we still have to make America great again. We’ve done an awfully good job of that but we still have steps to go and we have to finish that job," Trump had shared.
In the video, he had also revealed that he will "be back soon." Dr. Sean Conley who is Trump's personal physician revealed that he was doing "very well" and had been free of fever for 24 hours. He revealed, "At this time the team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made."
We had earlier reported that social media users and well-wishers of Donald Trump have started a 'prayer chain' for him and his wife Melania post them testing positive for coronavirus. As per a White House physician, Trump was experiencing fatigue and had mild symptoms of COVID-19. The White House revealed that Trump had been taken to Walter Reed Military Medical Center unannounced on early Friday, October 2, "out of an abundance of caution".
Many social media users have taken to various platforms to express their concern for Trump's health and have started a 'prayer chain'.