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Mary Trump Says Trump Family Saw Illness As 'Unforgivable Weakness'

Mary Trump, the president's niece, says illness was seen as "unacceptable" by Donald Trump and his father, Fred Trump. President Trump has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
President Trump walks to the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday. Mary Trump says Donald and Fred Trump viewed getting sick as a sign of weakness.

Attitude about illness is looming large over the president's coronavirus treatment. White House physician Sean Connelly said on Sunday that he didn't initially disclose that the president was given oxygen on Friday, despite multiple questions about it from reporters, because he was trying to "reflect the upbeat attitude" of the president.

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