⁍ The White House sent contradictory messages about President Donald Trump’s health on Saturday.

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⁍ A senior official said Trump’s vital signs were ‘very concerning’ even as doctors talked of a patient recovering well from COVID-19.

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⁍ The president’s health is a matter of crucial public interest and the conflicting accounts created confusion.

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– “I feel like I could walk out of here today,” one of President Trump’s doctors says the president told them Saturday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where Trump was hospitalized Friday after being diagnosed with the deadly virus known as coronavirus. “The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care,” White House chief of staff Mark Meadows tells Reuters. “We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery.” But later Saturday, Meadows said Trump was “doing very well” and doctors were “very pleased with his vital signs.” Dr. Sean Conley, the White House doctor, told reporters Saturday that Trump had not experienced difficulty breathing and was not given oxygen at Walter Reed, the Washington Post reports. “The team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made,” Conley said. He declined to give a timetable for Trump’s possible release from the hospital. Trump tweeted praise for the medical staff at Walter Reed, and other institutions that have joined them, saying they are “amazing.” It was not clear whether Trump or someone else with access to his Twitter account sent the tweet. The White House has said Trump will work in a special suite at the hospital for the next few days as a precautionary measure. He had no public events scheduled on Saturday. The diagnosis was the latest setback for the Republican president, who is trailing Democratic rival Joe Biden in opinion polls ahead of the Nov. 3 election.