A challenged President

This hasn’t been a good week for Trump. Now that he got the dreaded virus, his health is placed under a magnifying glass. Two things are certain; he is 74 and this places him into a dangerous age-group and he is also obese, which doesn’t help his case. 

On June 3, Sean Conley, the White House doctor, was saying that “Despite being obese, President Donald Trump is in good health. Based on my history, examination and consultations, the data indicates that he remains healthy". 

This is good news, and unlike some journalists have reported by fear from the White House, Trump isn’t simply “overweight”. According to Mr. Conley, his 244 pounds for 6 feet, three inches put him over the threshold for obesity. 

At that time, Sean Conley had also confirmed that Trump took a two-week course of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which the President has long touted as a potential means of keeping Covid-19 away. Along with that, he also took zinc and vitamin D supplements.

Let’s hope that his good preparation in overcoming the virus gets him over the hump and enables him be back on his feet on election night!