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In a video filmed at the hospital and posted on Twitter, Donald Trump claims that he had not. «Another option» than risk exposure to the virus. The president explains that he could not isolate himself in the White House, not see and speak to anyone. «This is America, this is the United States, we are the largest and most powerful country in the world»he went on, arguing that «a true leader has to face problems».
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 4, 2020
Donald Trump left Walter Reed military hospital aboard an armored van, where he is hospitalized for Covid-19, for a brief surprise visit to the dozens of fans who have been watching outside the building since Friday, following the Doctors predicted its possible high on Monday if it continues to improve. A visit announced minutes before in a new video posted on Twitter, in which he thanked his supporters outside the hospital, “great patriots with flags bearing my name, who love our country.”
In the clip, the president also claims to have learned the lesson of the coronavirus on his skin, in the school of life. But it does not seem, judging by his latest move, that he has aroused a hotbed of controversy and criticism, being a patient still hospitalized and having put the health of the Secret Service agents who accompanied him at risk. Trump sat in the back of the car wearing the mask and waved to fans from the windows who cheered him on with flags and cheers. A mass bathroom to keep his electoral campaign alive but which will cost him other accusations of cynicism and irresponsibility. Accusations that will be added to those of hiding the positive result of the first Covid test, as revealed by some US media.
Trump, Wsj: “I already knew I was positive Thursday afternoon”
The president received the first result of a rapid test Thursday before appearing on Fox, where he said nothing, simply confirming that one of the people closest to him, Hope Hicks, had been infected and was awaiting the tampon result for the night or the next day. He then announced the positivity on Twitter around one in the afternoon on a Friday. Trump had called for silence on his first test, so much so that not even his campaign leader, Bill Stepien, knew that Hope Hicks tested positive Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, US Justice Minister William Barr has conducted four Covid tests since Friday, all negative, but has decided to isolate himself as a precaution after President Donald Trump and other parliamentarians and collaborators became infected. This was reported by a spokesperson.
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