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A top doctor has warned that President Donald Trumps much-hyped July 4 rally is potentially fatal.
Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a cardiologist and CNN medical analyst, urged the cancellation of Trumps Washington, D.C. rally for Americas 250th birthday, citing sweltering temperatures that could put attendees at risk.
The same way the outdoor inauguration was canceled last year because of the cold, the rally on the Mall this July 4 should be canceled because of the intense heat (> 100 degrees), he wrote in an X post on Thursday.
Dangerous weather and large crowds is a bad combination, Reiner warned. The doctor has been one of the few medical experts to demand answers about the 80-year-old presidents health, citing his Oval Office slumps and odd examination schedule.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-doctor-jonathan-reiner-warns-trump-is-endangering-lives-with-july-4-rally/
Coventina
(30,082 posts)Please let them!
2naSalit
(105,031 posts)Looking like jonestown, they already drank the kool-aid.
durablend
(9,461 posts)If MAGA wants to off themselves to pwn teh libs, let them.
pfitz59
(13,059 posts)100 degrees with 80% chance of thunder storms. Perfect.
Perfect is trump passes out from a heat stroke mid-sentence and a lightning bolt vaporizes his ass before he hits the floor. Perfect!
3Hotdogs
(15,773 posts)to God's eyeballs.
Norrrm
(6,181 posts)sheshe2
(99,121 posts)there are going to be multiple flyovers that are scheduled at very short intervals. It is an accident waiting to happen.
3Hotdogs
(15,773 posts)dflprincess
(29,464 posts)He'll cancel, not because he doesn't want to be there, but because he's concerned with the health of his supporters. And the fools will believe that.
RockRaven
(20,110 posts)Not unlike how wildfire smoke can cause excess deaths in people with lung and heart disease, which are difficult to directly attribute in any one case but are clearly present in the epidemiology data as a whole.
Cha
(321,650 posts)Blue Owl
(60,167 posts)scipan
(3,169 posts)But the post speech fireworks for 45 minutes, along with the heat, are concerning.
wnylib
(26,890 posts)considering the attendance at his events so far.
But some people might turn out for the fireworks since that's traditional for the holiday.
ETA: At least not much to worry about regarding a crowd at his speech and other events during the day.
The fireworks, though, could be a cause of concern because Trump always hires the cheapest, most incompetent people. They could burn down DC. Good thing there might be rain to put out a possible fire.
The Madcap
(2,192 posts)would be particularly bad, especially if there is any rain.