President Trump briefly left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday evening in the midst of his fight with the Covid, welcoming crowds of supporters with a wave from a SUV.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 4, 2020
The president, wearing a mask, waved to supporters from the back front seat of a black Chevy Suburban, not long after tweeting a video in which he promised a “little surprise visit” to the crowd.
“I also think we’re gonna pay a little surprise to some of the great patriots that we have out on the street,” said Trump in the video, published moments before the unannounced drive-by. “They’ve been out there for a long time and they’ve got Trump flags and they love our country.
“I’m not telling anybody but you, but I’m about to make a little surprise visit.”
Following the brief spin, Trump returned to his suite at the Bethesda, Md. hospital, where he was admitted on Friday less than 24 hours after he and first lady Melania tested positive for the contagion.
“It’s been a very interesting journey,” said Trump in the video. “I learned a lot about COVID. I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school. This isn’t the ‘Let’s read the book’ school.
“I get it. I understand it, and it’s a very interesting thing, and I’m going to be letting you know about it.”
That’s Trump driving by his supporters outside Walter Reed military hospital. pic.twitter.com/eqA0RGkr6A
— Philip Crowther (@PhCrowther) October 4, 2020
Trump drives by the press and supporters outside Walter Reed hospital. pic.twitter.com/3phtKthqTH
— Philip Crowther (@PhCrowther) October 4, 2020
Trump’s medical team said earlier Sunday that the president — who, according to senior members of his re-election team is eager to get back out on the stump — could be discharged to the White House as early as Monday.
