Posted on 07/21/2024 11:14:59 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
Dr. Anthony Fauci downplayed former President Donald Trump’s injuries during last weekend’s assassination attempt, calling the ear wound he received when he was grazed by a bullet “superficial.”
Fauci, the embattled former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who advised both Trump and President Biden during the COVID-19 pandemic, was asked by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about Trump’s injuries.
Trump, 78, dove to the ground after gunfire from would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks erupted and nicked his ear as he spoke at a Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday. Trump emerged surrounded by Secret Service agents with blood gushing from his right ear and has since worn a bandage over it.
“I don’t think there is much more to it,” Fauci said on Friday night. “I mean, from what we’ve seen and what we’ve heard, it was a bullet shot that grazed his ear and injured his ear, according to the physicians who examined him. There was no other further damage.
“It seems to have been a superficial wound to the ear, and that’s all,” he said.
Despite Fauci’s assessment, CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta earlier Friday said Trump may be dealing with “psychological trauma” after the shooting that left one rallygoer dead and two others seriously hurt.
Gupta called for a “full public assessment” of Trump’s injuries to let voters know his condition, as the former president’s campaign has not revealed what kind of medical treatment he has received and has not disclosed how they plan to monitor his health in the coming weeks.
The concern is that gunshot blasts near the head can cause injuries that aren’t immediately noticeable, such as bleeding in or on the brain, damage to the inner ear, or even psychological trauma,” Gupta explained.
Gupta, a trauma neurosurgeon, said a “thorough evaluation” after a gunshot wound can offer a better picture of the physical and mental injuries and help with a quicker recovery.
“The good news is that most physical symptoms of an injury would probably have revealed themselves over the past few days,” Gupta concluded.
“At this point, however, the Trump campaign hasn’t yet shared whether a full workup was done at the time or if there has been any follow-up since.”
Fauxi also downplays millions dead and injured from his biolab mRNA slop fake vax.
Well, it is superficial. Fortunately for the country, because if Pres. Trump hadn’t turned his head, ish could have gotten very real very fast. Congratulations, Dr. Fraudchi, you can accurately determine that an ear graze from a 5.56 is superficial. Next, we’ll go over the proper use of a rectal thermometer!
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The little mass-murdering POS, Fauxi, should get the exact same treatment that he did to those poor, beagle pups...exact same thing.
PETA should have him tagged as Enemy #1 for that...but no, he’s a RAT so they can’t do that. spit.
.....Dr. Anthony Fauci downplayed former President Donald Trump’s injuries during last weekend’s assassination attempt, calling the ear wound he received when he was grazed by a bullet “superficial.”.....
That may well be true!
But he came millimeters away from a death-dealing head wound!
Lord have Mercy!
This is about the least horrible thing that Fauchi has said publicly.
You must wear a mask but do not ever wear a bandage on an open wound.
Gotcha!!
Fauci is a whiny brat who’d be playing ‘ultimate victim’ in front of every camera he could find, if this had happened to him.
fauci needs to go away.
Yeah, it was superficial, but so what? His barber didn’t knick his ear. He was hit by a bullet, which came within a fraction of an inch of making a wound that would not have been superficial.
Another effort to downplay the attack.
Fauci should have played up “unknown long term effects, possible concussive trauma, careful observation needed, probable psychological and cognitive changes, anger, anxiety and paranoia.”
As an anti-Trump ploy, mor because it’s true!
Tony is a worse “doctor” than Jill Bidenskyyyyyyyyyyyyy. He screwed up the Kung Flu, how in the hell would he know anything about bullet wounds. Sierratangofoxtrotuniform! QUACK!!!!!!
150 yards away, Gupta, you idiot.
That is one of his very few truthful statements. An inch or so was the difference between a big old nick in the ear and a funeral.
Fascinating is a TV Dr. Who has yet to see the wound, much less treat it.
Fauci downplayed his torture of innocent beagles he deliberately set up to be eaten alive by fleas.
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