If I were watching an ambulance hanging out in front of someone's house this long...

[Girard442]

...my thinking would be that thet EMTs are struggling to get the patient stable enough to transport.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Or else the staff is trying to figure out how to get him to the helicopter

standing up so nobody can see how sick he is.

[Mike 03]

6. This

I think the delay has a lot to do with honing the optics.

He could also be arguing. Maybe this isn't 100% voluntary, but recommended.

[Girard442]

9. Sunset at DC is 6:48.

[LuckyCharms]

21. Weekend at Bernie's. n/t

[global1]

23. I Envision A Scene From Weekend At Bernie's....

Actually - Trump being the showman he is - he is probably purposely making the helicopter wait and the cable news shows & press dwell on the pic of the helicopter - just for effect - draw it out as long as possible before he walks out and waves to the press on his own.

[stillcool]

2. Maybe the hair isn't just right

[Ilsa]

13. A maga cap solves that problem. nt

[WePurrsevere]

3. Or they were all sworn to secrecy and made to sign NDAs...

Yeah, unfortunately I've become that cynical where Trump is concerned.

[mr_lebowski]

4. I'd go over and peek through the windows ...

Get me a head start on the upcoming Estate Sale

[NightWatcher]

5. Finding a body double to walk out...(see movie Dave)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Or get a couple of people to prop him up a la "Weekend at Bernie's."

[LuckyCharms]

24. oops...i just replied to you the same thing.

Didn't see this. Sorry.

[crazylikafox]

7. Weekend at Bernie's time

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. .

This'll teach me to never say shit can't get any weirder....

[intrepidity]

8. Trump is probably watching all the news coverage

and enjoying it immensely. I bet he's barely even ill.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Oh, no, not at all. Trump hates being considered weak in any way.

As much as he loves attention, this is not the kind of attention he would want.

[intrepidity]

15. Unless he wants a "miraculous" recovery to help him win election

He'd use it as a campaign issue: "Vote for me, I've already had Covid, so am safe now!"

[Binkie The Clown]

14. My neighborhood is a 55+ all seniors community and it does really worry us...

when we see the fire truck and the ambulance taking a long time to leave. What's worse, though (and I've seen this more times than I care to remember) is when the ambulance leaves empty about the same time that a police car arrives, followed by a non-descript, unmarked black SUV.

[monmouth4]

17. That would be the coroner for an unattended death. I live in the same type building. n/t

[Binkie The Clown]

19. In my 10 years here in the neighborhood

Three people have died just in the house right next door to me, two in the house across the street, and four or five more within one block of me. Most in their 80s and 90s, however, So they hung in there for a good long time.

[monmouth4]

22. It is not a pleasant sight, for sure. Mortality reality is a truly wake-up call. n/t

[LakeArenal]

16. Or they are slipping him out another way while everyone is watching the helicopter

[Silent3]

18. I doubt the disease would have progressed so far so soon, but COVID can hit the brain

Just imagine if what they're trying to do is wrestle a (worse than usual) delusional and/or psychotic Trump into the helicopter.

[Hugin]

20. Especially when the house has it's own full medical/surgical unit with labs in it...

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

[central scrutinizer]

25. "Stable"

My favorite descriptor: a corpse is stable