Did President Trump Stage Photos While Being Treated for COVID-19?

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English - October 06, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB - ★★★★ - 38 ratings
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A small controversy occurred this past weekend when the AP circulated handout photos taken by White House photographer Joyce Boghosian of President Donald Trump signing documents without a mask while being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Were they staged? How are presidents depicted while they are sick? Sarah and Allen discuss the details and nuance of staging photos for political propaganda.

Also in this episode, Chrissy Tiegen releases photos on social media following the loss of her unborn child, and a bird's eye view of cruise ships being dismantled in Turkey.