Former Vice President Joe Biden and the President of the United States, Donald Trump. (AP Photo)
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to announce that he and FLOTUS Melania had tested positive for coronavirus and are now in quarantine.
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US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to announce that he and FLOTUS Melania had tested positive for coronavirus and are now in quarantine.
This comes after one of Trump’s closest aides, Hope Hicks, tested positive for coronavirus. Hicks was traveling with Trump on Air Force One on Tuesday to fly to Cleveland for the first presidential debate with Democrat Joe Biden. Hicks was not wearing a mask as he headed to Ohio for the debate.
Trump said, “The virus, practically does not affect anyone”, in September. And a few days later, here we are. The event of the commotion interrupts his scheduled public appearances in the crucial final weeks of the election campaign. As Trump and his wife are now in quarantine, the question arises: what about Joe Biden?
Let us explain.
Hope Hicks traveled with Trump and his clan, on Air Force One, to Ohio to attend the debate. She did not wear a mask. That was Tuesday night. Now the White House reportedly learned Wednesday that Hicks had tested positive for coronavirus. According to a New York Times report, Trump and the rest of the administration learned of the test reports shortly after Hicks was tested. The government has also been accused of keeping the news secret for longer than it was supposed to. According to the guidelines, all close contacts of a coronavirus positive patient must be reported immediately.
At the presidential debate, members of the Trump family came with masks. But he eventually took them off during the course of the debate. And when doctors at the Cleveland Clinic asked them to put it on, they apparently refused.
Joe Biden, as mentioned above, was present at the debate, along with members of his campaign and wife, Jill Biden. However, reports suggest that Jill and others on Biden’s side of the debate wore masks at all times. Biden, of course, did not do so since he participated in the debate. If Hicks and Trump had been carrying the virus on Tuesday, that could also put Joe Biden at risk.
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Andrew Weinstein, a White House appointee and a Biden supporter, criticized the administration and condemned the Trump administration for putting the Democrat in danger.
Hope Hicks traveled with Donald Trump to the debate. That night he did not wear a mask. The Trump administration’s failure to take the coronavirus seriously put Joe Biden and many others at risk.
– Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) October 2, 2020
He also tweeted that Biden canceled all his upcoming dates at the first sign of the virus. “Joe Biden canceled all his fundraisers in person at the first sign of the virus. Donald Trump traveled to a fundraiser after learning he had been exposed. He tells you everything you need to know,” he tweeted.
Joe Biden canceled all of his fundraising events in person at the first sign of the virus. Donald Trump traveled to a fundraiser after learning he had been exposed. It tells you everything you need to know.
– Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) October 2, 2020
Both Biden, 77, and Trump, 74, are considered at risk from the coronavirus because of their age. In September, Biden confirmed that he had been tested for the coronavirus and that he planned to do it regularly, especially given his schedule during the election campaign.
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