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Trump shares 15 reasons to vote while at Walter Reed, Internet says all-caps tweets done in 'roid rage'

Many social media users speculated whether it was Trump who was actually writing the tweets citing that the messages had no spelling errors, while others wondered if the all-caps tweets were posted under the influence of steroids

President Donald Trump, on Monday, October 5, sent out a series of messages on Twitter from inside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he is being treated for Covid-19. Trump, who had not been as active on the micro-blogging platform in the past few days, sent out a flurry of tweets in all-caps, stating 15 reasons why the American voters should vote for his this presidential election, set in November. The president began posting the tweets once a minute at around 7 am ET on Monday. 

Trump first tweet included an account of a union worker and an appeal for votes: "I’m voting for Donald Trump. My father is a Union Worker and his 401K has tripled under President Trump.” USA Voter. @foxandfriends Thank you, and remember that the Stock Market is getting ready to break its all time high. NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE BEST EVER. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!!!" Within minutes, he wrote another tweet, accusing that Democrats will shut down the country's economy if Americans voter for them: "IF YOU WANT A MASSIVE TAX INCREASE, THE BIGGEST IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY (AND ONE THAT WILL SHUT OUR ECONOMY AND JOBS DOWN), VOTE DEMOCRAT!!!"

The president then sent out a series of 15 subsequent tweets, stating why voters should vote for him. The reasons included: "STOCK MARKET HIGHS. VOTE!" " STRONGEST EVER MILITARY. VOTE!" "LAW & ORDER. VOTE!" "RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. VOTE!" "BIGGEST TAX CUT EVER, AND ANOTHER ONE COMING. VOTE!" 401(K). VOTE!" BEST V.A. EVER. 91% APPROVAL RATING. VOTE!" His other reasons included, space force, massive regulations cut, pro-life, better and cheaper healthcare, protect preexisting conditions, fight the corrupt fake news media, save our second amendment, peace through strength (bring our soldiers home.)

Within minutes after his tweets, many social media users speculated whether it was Trump who was actually writing the tweets citing that the messages had no spelling errors, while others wondered if the all-caps tweets were posted in a "roid-rage" considering the president was taking steroids for his coronavirus treatment. One user wrote: "COVID's been found to miraculously cure Trumps spelling. No spelling mistakes in any of his tweets in his tweet storm....it's almost as if he hasn't written these tweets. Media don't fall into the trap & say Trumps tweeting. Someones tweeting for Trump. These are not from him." While another said: "Holy shit, after the "LOVE" tweet a few days ago trump woke up from that bullshit in ALL-CAPS roid rage from all the steroids they're pumping into his dilapidated, diseased body."

Another user wondered if Trump really had coronavirus, considering he had been administered Dexamethasone, given to severely ill Covid patients: "Less than 24 hours being administered Dexamethasone, a medication given only to severely ill patients with serious breathing difficulties, Trump is able to binge tweet? Either some lackey intern has access to his Twitter account, or I'm calling bullshit that he has Covid." A fourth wrote: "While the military leaders of hostile foreign powers are convening to assess how far they can push the envelope to capitalize on Trump‘s hospitalization, nothing signals weakness like a deranged tweet storm by a president hopped up on ‘roids and experimental drugs."