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Breaking News: Trump Heading to the Hospital with COVID
from #220 - Hail Mary | The Tim Dillon Show · #220
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Tim reads breaking news that President Trump is being taken to Walter Reed hospital with COVID symptoms, receiving an experimental antibody cocktail, and discusses the seriousness given his age (74) and weight.
- Tim calls Trump's hospitalization very bad news and expresses concern about the country's vulnerability.
- The country is on the brink of challenges with historically low trust in institutions, pandemic, economic collapse, and a contentious election a month away.
- Tim quotes Shakespeare's "hell is empty and all the devils are here" and compares the moment to 2009, which was far less dire.
- Tim recalls Bill Hicks's joke about Yul Brynner's posthumous anti-smoking PSA.
- Trump's hospitalization on an experimental antibody cocktail could indicate a war with China or more serious complications.
- At 74 years old, overweight, and with a bad diet, Trump is exactly the demographic coronavirus targets.
- If Trump's condition worsened, it would be among the wildest events in American history outside of World War II or the Civil War.
- The situation highlights how silly and unserious Los Angeles appears when real crises unfold across the country.
- Boris Johnson recovered from coronavirus hospitalization at age 56, making Trump's situation at 74 more precarious.
Donald TrumpBoris JohnsonBill HicksYul BrynnerWilliam ShakespeareMike Pence