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‘PERFECT PHYSICAL SAMPLE’
Trump said he was feeling “really good” and called himself “a perfect physical specimen” and said he was ready to resume campaign rallies. Such demonstrations, particularly indoors, have raised concerns among public health efforts about the spread of the virus. Trump returned to the White House from the hospital on Monday. Trump said he is still taking steroids to treat the respiratory illness.
Trump said he did not believe it was still contagious, although that claim was not yet supported by strong evidence from his doctors. The White House has declined to say when Trump’s last negative test for the virus was, and as a result, it is unclear how long it has been positive.
His campaign manager, Bill Stepien, who also tested positive for the virus, said in a statement that the virtual format was not necessary and said Trump would have “posted multiple negative tests” at the time of the debate.
“We will pass this sad excuse to rescue Joe Biden and hold a rally in his place,” Stepien said, without providing details of the location of the rally or how the campaign would ensure there is no risk of transmitting the virus.
Pence and Harris in their debate clashed over the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic.
Despite his illness, Trump has been looking for ways to spread his election message, advisers said. A speech is scheduled for Thursday, in addition to the nearly hour-long telephone television interview he conducted, they said.
Biden and Harris will travel together Thursday to the battlefield state of Arizona, while Pence will also visit the state after starting his day in Nevada.
Pence, in Wednesday’s debate, defended Trump’s record on the pandemic and other issues under heavy attack from Harris, who said Trump’s failures had cost American lives. The largely civil debate was in stark contrast to the combative encounter between Trump and Biden.
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