Supporters of President Donald Trump stand outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Oct. 2, 2020. (Alex Edelman/Getty Images)
Groups of President Donald Trump supporters and a smattering of people opposing the president gathered late Friday outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where Trump is being treated for COVID-19.
Trump, 74, will work from the center in Bethesda, Maryland, as he receives treatment for the new disease, the White House said. He is receiving remdesivir, an antiviral made by California-based Gilead Sciences.
“I think I’m doing very well, but we’re going to make sure that things work out,” Trump said in a brief video he released on Twitter.
A group of several dozen Trump supporters outside the medical center was sent pizza and other food, and received a greeting from White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
“The president saw you on TV and wanted to show his gratitude,” Meadows said, according to One America News reporter Jack Posobiec.
A supporter of President Donald Trump stands outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is seen in Bethesda, Md., on Oct. 2, 2020. (Alex Edelman/Getty Images)
The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is seen in Bethesda, Md., on Oct. 2, 2020. (Alex Edelman/Getty Images)
A counter sniper watches while waiting for President Donald Trump to arrive, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., on Oct. 2, 2020. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center seen before President Donald Trump arrives after he tested positive for COVID-19, in Bethesda, Md., on Oct. 2, 2020. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Asked how the president was doing, Meadows said: “He’s doing well. He’s in good spirits. He loves America.”
Anti-Trump persons also gathered in the area.
“We live in this neighborhood and we are anti-Trump. We’re here to support our family and our people against whatever Trump is for,” one woman told Posobiec.
Told that Trump is “probably just for getting better” from the illness, she added, “We don’t care how he’s feeling.”
President Donald Trump leaves the White House for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Oct. 2, 2020. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Marine One lifts off from the White House to carry President Donald Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., in Washington on Oct. 2, 2020. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
President Donald Trump disembarks from the Marine One helicopter followed by White House chief of staff Mark Meadows as he arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., on Oct. 2, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
Another woman mocked Trump supporters, telling them, “Wah wah your leader’s gonna die.”
Walter Reed, the nation’s largest joint military medical center, is about 15 miles northwest of the White House.
Trump’s doctor, Sean Conley, said in a memorandum late Friday that he recommended moving the president to the medical center for further monitoring.
“This evening I am happy to report that the president is doing very well,” he said. “He is not requiring any supplemental oxygen, but in consultation with specialists we have elected to initiate remdesivir therapy. He has completed his first dose and is resting comfortably.”
Trump at 11:30 p.m. took to Twitter to write: “Going welI, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!!”
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