Left-wing actress and singer Bette Midler used a profanity-laced tweet to go after former President Donald Trump — again — to accuse him of attempting to murder then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, based on what a former staffer is claiming.
Midler was reacting to a report that Trump tested positive for COVID-19 before he publicly acknowledged it and that he then went on to attend a debate with Biden while he was infected.
CNN reported:
Former President Donald Trump’s positive Covid test in September 2020, three days before the first presidential debate, is raising new questions about whether Trump’s physician at the time, Dr. Sean Conley, had a duty to inform the public — and Joe Biden — about Trump’s positive result.
The episode neatly illustrates the unusual position of the President’s physician, who is bound by law and ethics to protect his patient’s privacy but whose knowledge is also a matter of public interest. Trump, who has a known aversion to illness and was in the middle of an intense presidential campaign at the time of his positive test, cultivated unique relationships with his two White House doctors, each of whom generated controversy during his tenure.
While Trump denied having Covid prior to the first debate, the positive result on September 26, 2020, sparked fresh concerns that Trump put his Democratic opponent at risk in the debate hall, along with the dozens of aides and visitors — including Gold Star families attending a reception — whom Trump met with at the White House while maintaining a full schedule.
The revelation was made in a book written by Mark Meadows, Trump’s last White House chief of staff.
Midler went online to blast Trump, which is par for the course when it comes to her.
“WOW. That rat bastard knew he had Covid on Sept 26, but went on w/his schedule unmasked, exposing everyone at the Barrett ceremony; let’s not even mention his saliva spewing at Biden during the debate! What a pig! He’d sell smallpox infected blankets to soldiers. He’s that guy,” she wrote.
WOW. That rat bastard knew he had Covid on Sept 26, but went on w/his schedule unmasked, exposing everyone at the Barrett ceremony; let’s not even mention his saliva spewing at Biden during the debate! What a pig! He’d sell smallpox infected blankets to soldiers. He’s that guy.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) December 3, 2021
“#DonaldTrump should be arrested for attempted murder. He tried to infect & kill #JoeBiden at the debate; by turning up too late to be tested, knowing full well he was positive; then screeched, sputtered, spit, and foamed at the mouth, hoping to infect Joe,” Midler she added.
#DonaldTrump should be arrested for attempted murder. He tried to infect & kill #JoeBiden at the debate; by turning up too late to be tested, knowing full well he was positive; then screeched, sputtered, spit, and foamed at the mouth, hoping to infect Joe. He IS the devil.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) December 3, 2021
Trump called the report “fake news,” and the book’s author, Meadows, agreed during an interview with Newsmax TV this week, noting that his memoir pointed out that Trump tested negative for the virus within a few hours.
“What is the story?” host Rob Schmitt asked Meadows.
Newsmax anchor Rob Schmitt: "I believe the president said it's fake news. What's the story here?"
Mark Meadows: "Well, the president's right, it's fake news." pic.twitter.com/p2zkaT5Vw0
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) December 2, 2021
“Well, the president’s right, it’s fake news. If you actually read the book – the context of it – that story outlined a false positive,” the former chief of staff said.
“Literally had a test, had two other tests after that that showed that he didn’t have COVID during the debate, and yet the way that the media wants to spin it is certainly to be as negative about Donald Trump as they possibly can while giving Joe Biden a pass,” he added.
