Trump walked out of the hospital doors at 6:40 local time on Monday and walked to the waiting motorcade, not taking any questions from the gathered press pool but giving a thumbs-up gesture to the photographers before getting into his car.
BREAKING VIDEO: President Trump walks out of Walter Reed military hospital after 3-day stay for COVID-19 treatment—will continue recovery at White House. pic.twitter.com/0BCaKd7AOQ
— SV News 🚨 (@SVNewsAlerts) October 5, 2020
Trump took a helicopter back to the White House, where he is expected to continue his recovery.
Shortly before he left the facility, Trump tweeted that he “will be back on Campaign Trail soon.”
Will be back on the Campaign Trail soon!!! The Fake News only shows the Fake Polls.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania, tested positive for the virus late last Thursday and were quarantined at the White House. The next day Trump was transported to the Bethesda, Maryland hospital amid speculations that his condition worsened. White House physician Dr. Sean Conley later confirmed that Trump was given oxygen twice over the weekend as a precaution while receiving an experimental antibody cocktail treatment.
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