Trump’s Doctor Has Job of Containing Patient Eager to Campaign

  • President has said he wants to return to campaign trail soon
  • Polls show Biden extended lead nationally and in key states
Dr. Sean ConleyPhotographer:Chris Kleponis/Polaris/Bloomberg
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Donald Trump’s physician, Sean Conley, faces the daunting task of trying to keep the most powerful Covid-19 patient in the world from worsening his illness or infecting others, even as the president itches to return to the campaign trail to rescue his struggling bid for re-election.

Whether Conley and his White House Medical Unit can succeed remains an open question. In a West Wing where politics has taken priority over recommended public health measures, Conley’s office was unable to protect the White House staff, visitors or the president himself from the virus.