04 Jul Trump Offers to Help Terminally Ill Baby Charlie Gard after Reaching out on Twitter

President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in the international case of Charlie Gard, a 10-month-old terminally ill infant who has been ruled to be taken off of life support. The case of keeping Charlie alive has been controversial, with three separate British courts ruling that keeping the infant on life support would cause him unnecessary harm. While President Trump didn’t outwardly address where he stands on the ruling, his extension of a hand to Charlie’s parents signals support – and disagreement with the court rulings.

Trump’s tweet has thrust him into a large international debate, with many people directly opposing the courts’ decision. A fundraising campaign was set up to help Charlie’s parents pay for a possible experimental treatment in the United States, raising over $1.3 million thus far. The fundraising that has already occurred means that a donation from Trump wouldn’t mean much, leading many to wonder exactly what his support of Charlie’s parents entails. His statement did not necessarily make any promises of bringing Charlie to the U.S., beginning with the rather vague “If we can help”…

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