Not that the always brash Donald Trump needed any more enemies, but his latest comments regarding the American aid workers who were flown to Atlanta for treatment after contracting the Ebola virus are angering many and turning a lot of heads.
Trump took to Twitter to express his absolute dissent about having Dr. Kent Brantly flown to the U.S. for treatment. Another American aid worker who was infected with the virus will be flown to Atlanta this week.
The U.S. cannot allow EBOLA infected people back. People that go to far away places to help out are great-but must suffer the consequences!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2014
The U.S. must immediately stop all flights from EBOLA infected countries or the plague will start and spread inside our “borders.” Act fast!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2014
The fact that we are taking the Ebola patients, while others from the area are fleeing to the United States, is absolutely CRAZY-Stupid pols
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2014
His apocalypse-fueled comments, however, echo the sentiments of many Americans who are concerned about the transmission of the hemorrhaging illness:
“@BarbaraSMayer: @realDonaldTrump You are right about the Ebola patients. It’s a deadly virus, and they shouldn’t bring them to the US.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2014
“@Mrs_VGomez: @realDonaldTrump Yes !! The government is bringing them back here so the outbreak can start here too !!”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2014
“@TrickyMackey: @Tidmore He seems to be doing the right thing. He’s taking a stand for America and asking 4 some common sense about Ebola.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 3, 2014
Meanwhile, doctors say Brantly, 33, seems to be responding to treatment. From Reuters:
Brantly was able to walk, with help, from an ambulance after he was flown on Saturday to Atlanta, where he is being treated by infectious disease specialists at Emory University Hospital.
“It’s encouraging that he seems to be improving – that’s really important – and we’re hoping he’ll continue to improve,” said Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
Frieden told CBS’s “Face the Nation” it was too soon to predict whether Brantly would survive, and a hospital spokesman said Emory did not expect to provide any updates on the doctor’s condition on Sunday.
Maybe someone should tell Trump before he goes on another ill-advised Twitter rant.
SOURCE: Reuters, Twitter | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty