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IN HIS FIRST debate against presidential rival Joe Biden on Tuesday night, an optimistic Donald Trump bragged about the size of the crowds he draws to his rallies even as Biden called him “irresponsible” for holding such events during a pandemic.
Trump is regularly emboldened by the rallies he holds, which have also been criticized for a lack of social distancing and the wearing of masks among attendees, but appear to be called off after the US president confirmed that he had tested positive. by Covid. 19.
A campaign event and a rally to be held today in Florida have already been canceled.
It also seems certain that Trump will have to cancel a trip scheduled for this weekend in Wisconsin, another battlefield. He was also expected to travel frequently next week, including longer distances to western states.
He is scheduled to debate Biden two more times before the November 3-October 15 and October 22 elections.
However, depending on how Covid-19 affects the president and the council of the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Trump may still campaign again and also face Biden again in two weeks. .
Health guidelines
Given his age and weight, Donald Trump has a higher risk category for coronavirus patients.
However, his official physician Sean Conley said in a statement that the president and his wife “are doing well at the moment.”
“They plan to stay home in the White House during their convalescence,” he said. However, “I hope the president will continue to serve without interruption while he recovers.”
If Trump followed the CDC’s health guidelines, he would avoid being with other people for at least 10 days. In practice, this would mean that you would no longer be able to actively campaign at rallies, apart from appearing virtually, for the next 10 days.
In cases where a person was diagnosed with Covid-19 and had symptoms, the CDC says: “You can be with other people after: 10 days after the first symptoms appeared and 24 hours without fever without the use of medication for reduce fever and other symptoms of Covid-19 are improving. “
For those who do not have symptoms, the CDC says, “If you continue to have no symptoms, you may be with others after 10 days have passed since you had a positive viral test for Covid-19.”
However, people who are seriously ill from Covid-19 “may need to stay home for more than 10 days and up to 20 days after the first symptoms appeared,” the CDC adds.
The White House has cleared its schedule for today and it will almost certainly do so over the weekend. It remains to be seen if Trump follows this advice to avoid contact with others for 10 days or if he receives other advice from his own doctors.
Biden, similarly, was supposed to have a tight schedule today, but it is unclear how this development will affect his campaign.
Dramatic campaign
Before this bombshell news, it had already been a tumultuous and volatile presidential campaign.
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg precipitated Trump choosing a new candidate for the court with the aim of submitting him to the Senate before the November elections.
Biden and Democrats expressed their fury over attempts to install conservative nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the public goes to the polls. They say the protection of health care and abortion rights are at stake.
In another part of a dramatic campaign thus far, Trump has frequently mocked Biden for being mentally unfit for the role of president, even as he follows him in the polls.
Last weekend, he asked that the former vice president take a drug test before Tuesday’s debate.
He tweeted: “I will strongly require a drug test from Sleepy Joe Biden before or after the Debate Tuesday night… His performances in the Debate have broken UNEQUAL records, to put it mildly. Could only drugs have caused this discrepancy?
The debate itself was moody and the criticism often turned personal over the course of the 90 minutes.
Biden called Trump a “liar” and a “clown,” while Trump again raised questions about Biden’s mental ability by commenting on a drug problem Biden’s son had had.
Trump also mocked Biden for constantly wearing masks during the pandemic.
He said, “No, I think the masks are fine. You have to understand, if you look, I mean, I have a mask right here. I wear a mask, you know, when I think I need it.
I don’t have, I don’t wear masks like him. Every time you see him, he has a mask. He could be talking 200 feet from them and he’s showing up with the biggest mask I’ve ever seen.
As stated above, the twists and turns of the campaign from here on depends on Trump’s physical health over the next several weeks. If you don’t have symptoms after 10 days, the second and third discussions may go as planned.
Media reaction
With the news that ran late into the night, most newspapers bypassed the cut to put what will be the biggest story of the day on their front page.
However, the nightly city edition of The New York Post made the cut, and today is featured in the forefront with the headline ‘The President Has Covid’ alongside a photo of Trump’s tweet.
The Daily News, a New York newspaper also met the printing deadline today, and is running with ‘Infected’ as its headline, detailing how Trump will self-quarantine for two weeks in the crucial final four weeks of his campaign.
🇺🇸 – Friday front page of the New York Daily News and the New York Post: pic.twitter.com/PtcmP2HTG9
– Belaaz (@TheBelaaz) October 2, 2020
Announcers in the US will have been rushing overnight to bring reporters and news anchors to the studio to collect story details.
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All the publications are leading the story.
The New York Times home page reads: “Trump and the first lady test positive for coronavirus. After months of downplaying the severity of the outbreak, the president is facing infection. “
The Washington Post takes a similar angle, saying: “Trump, 74, was diagnosed hours after it became publicly known that Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s top advisers who traveled with him on Air Force One and Marine One this week. , it tested positive and after months in which the president has downplayed a pandemic that has killed more than 205,000 Americans and sickened millions more. “
Fox News Leads With: “Trump, First Lady Is ‘Fine’ In WH After Testing Positive For Coronavirus: Source”.
Meanwhile, equity markets also reacted to the news with the DOW, Nasdaq and S&W falling.
Governments around the world have wished Trump the best. Among them was British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who said: “Best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady. I hope they both recover quickly from the coronavirus. “
Going forward, a lot of attention will be paid in the coming days to the health of the president just one month before the elections.
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