Joy Reid compares Trump to Herman Cain and claims he looks 'very sick'

MSNBC host Joy Reid has claimed Trump is sicker than he lets on and compared him to Herman Cain, who died of COVID-19 — two days after she suggested the president was faking his diagnosis.

The news presenter cast doubt on Trump’s health on Tuesday, saying he looked like a ‘very sick elderly man’, following his first public appearance at the White House since he was hospitalized.

Trump posed for a photo-op atop the Truman Balcony on Monday where he was seen yanking his mask off before giving a thumbs up and a military salute. 

He later downplayed the severity of his illness, saying he felt ‘great’ and told Americans to ‘not be afraid’ of the virus. 

Reid however, said she was not convinced that the president was the picture of health and compared his case to that of Cain, who died of coronavirus days after he was reported to be feeling better. 

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Joy Reid cast doubt on the president’s health following his first public appearance at the White House after he returned from Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday

President Donald Trump put on a theatrical display during his return to the White House where he paused to take his face mask off before entering

Viewers also took note of Trump’s apparent shortness of breath as he stood on the Truman Balcony for a photo-op 

Cain, who ran as a Republican candidate in the 2000 presidential election, tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a now-infamous Trump rally in Tulsa this summer without a mask. 

Reid noted that Cain was diagnosed on July 2 and was reported to have been on the mend between July 10 and July 27.

He then died on July 30. 

‘He kept saying he was feeling better. I’m sure at some point maybe his doctor, I don’t know, sent him home, thought he was fine but he ended up dying,’ she said on The Reid Out.   

‘Donald Trump made a video saying, «People should not be afraid of the coronavirus.» That tweet was considered so egregious that even Facebook and Twitter took down his statement because it is false. 

‘How much danger is Donald Trump in — a few days into his coronavirus prognosis — and how much danger are his staff in?’ Reid said.  

Reid directed viewers to a tweet that included a timeline of Cain’s death.

She noted that Cain tested positive for the virus on July 2 and was reported to have been on the mend between July 10 and July 27. He then died on July 30

 Reid on Tuesday compared Trump’s case to that of Herman Cain, who died of COVID-19 after attending the president’s infamous Tulsa rally in June without a mask

Trump spent three days at Walter Reed Medical Center, where he was reported to have had trouble breathing and was treated with a cocktail of lab-made antibodies. 

Reid analyzed the president’s appearance during his theatrical return, suggesting he ‘appeared to be laboring in his breathing’ and at one point ‘put his hand on his diaphragm, like he was wincing in pain.’ 

‘He was trying to look like a tough guy but he looked, quite frankly, like a very sick elderly man with a lot of makeup on. That’s what he looked like to my eye,’ Reid said. 

Reid’s comments come just four days after she suggested Trump could have been faking his diagnosis as a way to get out of the next presidential debate. 

The host shared the theory in a tweet on Friday after Trump announced he and First Lady Melania had tested positive for the virus.  

‘Here’s how wrecked Trump’s credibility is at this point: I’ve got a cellphone full of texts from people who aren’t sure whether to believe Trump actually has Covid. «He lies so much,» one friend just texted. «Is he just doing this to get out of the debates?» others are texting,’ Reid tweeted.

‘Here’s how wrecked Trump’s credibility is at this point: I’ve got a cellphone full of texts from people who aren’t sure whether to believe Trump actually has covid.

«He lies so much,» one friend just texted. «Is he just doing this to get out of the debates?» others are texting,’ Reid tweeted Friday

She later shared another tweet noting the White House’s caginess in describing Trump’s medical condition, saying, ‘We haven’t been able to count on them for the truth about anything for four years.’ 

Reid appeared to change her tune on her segment on Tuesday, although maintained the administration has not been honest, saying: ‘Everyone outside of his sycophants knows that Trump is probably sicker than he is letting on.’ 

The coronavirus has spread among White House staff and a number of public officials since Trump’s diagnosis last week.  

Senior adviser Stephen Miller on Tuesday announced he had tested positive on making him the 15th person in Trump’s inner circle to contract illness. 

The president and first lady announced their positive result early on Friday, October 2.

Nearly all members of the White House ‘cluster’ either attended a Rose Garden ceremony on September 26, or participated in debate prep with Trump ahead of the September 29 presidential debate.