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blogslut

(37,999 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:13 PM Aug 2016

Trump's Doctor Speaks!

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-doctor-wrote-health-letter-just-5-minutes-limo-waited-n638526?cid=sm_tw

...Bornstein said that after he was asked to write the letter, he thought about what he would say all day but did not type it out until the last minute as a black car sent by Trump waited to collect it. He said he didn't even proofread it.

The doctor said he would not normally use such over-the-top language in a letter for a patient but he made an exception for Trump.

"I think I picked up his kind of language and then just interpreted it to my own," he said.

The doctor — who said he is certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology — wrote that Trump's "cardiovascular status is excellent" but also said he was taking a low dose of aspirin and a low dose of a cholesterol-busting statin...
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Trump's Doctor Speaks! (Original Post) blogslut Aug 2016 OP
Quote. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #1
Well, that convinces me gratuitous Aug 2016 #2
Wrote while the black car waited, it would have been better if this Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #3
Good heavens... I would not trust him to trim a hangnail. hlthe2b Aug 2016 #4
Pic here: Kingofalldems Aug 2016 #5
Are we sure we're not getting punked by Martin Short?!?! Quiet_Dem_Mom Aug 2016 #7
If you cast Joe Walsh of the Eagles as a doctor SwankyXomb Aug 2016 #9
Daaaaaaaaamn. No wonder they've been hiding him. nolabear Aug 2016 #6
Sounds like a Trump kind of guy... Caliman73 Aug 2016 #8
*AND* has the doc *seen* the patient anytime recently?!1 Just asking. n/t UTUSN Aug 2016 #10

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
1. Quote.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:17 PM
Aug 2016

Last edited Fri Aug 26, 2016, 07:09 PM - Edit history (1)

"I like Donald Trump because I think he likes me," he said.

I've had some super-racist coworkers act nice to me right away because I'm very white, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be their buddy.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. Well, that convinces me
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:17 PM
Aug 2016

I'm sure Dr. Bornstein is the very soul of medical rectitude and probity, and his ridiculous letter should in no way reflect on his professional qualifications, not even the parts where Dr. Bornstein was clearly speaking outside his area of expertise.

That Trump, always hiring the best people.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
3. Wrote while the black car waited, it would have been better if this
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:20 PM
Aug 2016

Letter was not written. I'm fact saying the results were positive is not a good sign, adding he is taking statin drugs tells me he has high cholesterol, not a positive for sure. The cover up will destroy whatever Trump was trying to say.No, he isn't the greatest.

Caliman73

(11,730 posts)
8. Sounds like a Trump kind of guy...
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:40 PM
Aug 2016

So the man writes one of the worst medical summaries, then proceeds to give a totally inane interview to explain the stupid letter? Sounds par for the course for Trump supporters.

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