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Into the President's Health and the Public Trust

Into the President's Health and the Public Trust

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Into the President's Health and the Public Trust

FromInto America

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Oct 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Over the past five days, President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with coronavirus, hospitalized at Walter Reed Military Medical Center, and discharged back to the White House. White House doctors and officials gave conflicting report on the president’s health all weekend, and there is still uncertainty about the president’s condition and how infectious he may be. Donald Trump is not the first president to become ill while in the Oval Office, so how can history help us understand what happens, and what’s supposed to happen, when the president gets sick? NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss can recall a number of presidencies that were shaped by illness and the president’s relationship with the public trust. But this time, he tells Trymaine Lee, “We have never been in a period even remotely like this before." For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica. Further Reading and Viewing: We need to be reassured President Trump is able to lead: Historian Michael Beschloss 'A big red flag': Trump receives steroid treatment for Covid-19 Trump is leaving the hospital. GOP candidates are still stuck in a box.
Released:
Oct 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Into America is a show about being Black in America. These stories explore what it means to hold truth to power and this country to its promises. Told by people who have the most at stake.