MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested on Wednesday that President Biden recovering from COVID-19 was an “sign of strength” similar to the former president Trump being able to withstand an assassination plot.

“These two men are both elderly. Donald Trump is an elderly man who, for whatever reason, was given nine seconds to take an iconic photo-op during an active shooter situation. Weird situation, we’ll figure that out one day,” Reid stated on MSNBC’s live broadcast of Republican National Convention.

Reid stated that the media portrays Trump having survived the assassination attempt and then resuming his campaign after appearing at his party’s convention, as an “sign of strength.”

“This current President of the United States is 81 years old and has COVID, should he be fine in a couple of days, doesn’t that convey exactly the same thing? That he’s strong enough – older than Trump – to have gotten something that used to really be fatal to people his age. So, if he does fine out of it and comes back and is able to do rallies, isn’t that exactly the same?,” Reid declared.

The White House announced on Wednesday that Biden contracted COVID-19 and will self-isolate within Delaware.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed that the president had been “vaccinated and boosted” and had minor symptoms.

Reid said Biden accepting COVID as a contract will give him the chance to demonstrate how to be responsible.

“And it’s also, a quite interesting opportunity for President Biden to also show being responsible. I assume he’s going to put a mask on when he gets inside Air Force One and not spread COVID around. But also to remind people of what hell we went through with COVID because of Donald Trump,” Reid stated. “Here is a great messaging opportunity for President Biden to bring out the tape and remind people of how many people died; a million people are no longer with us. Peoples’ grandmas were dying alone with their iPad. A great opportunity and messaging opportunity should the White House choose to take it.”

In the Instagram Threads, Reid questioned the nature of the injuries suffered by Trump from the attempted assassination.

“I have many questions! Like where are the medical reports? What caused Trump’s injury and what was the injury? Sheapnel? [sic] Glass? A bullet? Where were the three attendees who were shot seated or standing relative to Trump? Why was Trump allowed to stand and pose for photos, fist pumping for nearly ten seconds while asking about his shoe when there could easily have been additional shooters?” Reid wrote.