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madaboutharry

(40,226 posts)
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 10:07 PM Aug 2016

I bet Trump was sitting across from his doctor while that letter was written.

I believe that there was a limo waiting downstairs. And I bet Trump was upstairs pressuring his doctor to write that ridiculous letter. That is why the doctor felt "anxious" and "rushed" and wrote it in five minutes without "proof reading" it.

That is what I think happened.

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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
11. Seems like the state medical board will be forced to
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 06:23 AM
Aug 2016

take note of him, even if it only ends in a slap on the hand for this letter, but also likely that they would wait until after the election to avoid affecting it.

 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
2. When he was asked if Trump wrote the letter.....
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 10:09 PM
Aug 2016

he froze up. The handler then insisted the doctor had written it. My guess is the doctor had nothing to do with writing it, other than receiving an envelope stuffed with cash.

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)
9. That moment was very telling, wasn't it?
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 03:44 AM
Aug 2016

His wife was way too quick to jump in and 'save him' when he hesitated. They were completely and totally lying!

renate

(13,776 posts)
5. no doctor, even one who was anxious or nervous or in a hurry or whatever
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 11:48 PM
Aug 2016

... would have used the term "positive" for good test results.

What I think happened is that the doctor gave Trump permission to use his letterhead and name and to write the letter himself (which suggests that as far as he knows Trump really is in good or at least average health, so what's the worst that could have happened?), and didn't take the time to read what was then sent out under his name. Now he has to cover his a$$ for this unprofessional behavior.

I agree that John Barron wrote it, which is just SO stupid and pathetic, and I don't think that Trump is covering up a medical issue; this is just an example of the slapdash way Trump goes through life. No thinking things through.

bullimiami

(13,105 posts)
4. Cmon. Trumps people forged it and the 'doctor' went along.
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 10:59 PM
Aug 2016

He never saw it until it was in the news.

Thats some goofy outdated stationary.

unblock

(52,345 posts)
7. We have a winner!
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 12:13 AM
Aug 2016

If an actual health care professional, or for that matter just about any remotely observant patient, had been involved in the drafting, the letter would not have been so incompetent.

TeamPooka

(24,259 posts)
8. If you think you need to be there to get a scrip or letter from Dr. Feelgood you don't understand
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 03:06 AM
Aug 2016

how he keeps that Park Ave address.

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