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US President Donald Trump announced late Thursday that he and his wife Melania were infected with the new Corona virus after they underwent positive tests and would be subject to quarantine.
Such an announcement was struck by lightning a month before the presidential election, as Trump seeks to win a second term in four years against Democratic candidate Joe Biden. It also raises a host of questions about the future of the campaign.
Trump wrote on Twitter: “Tonight, the first lady and I tested positive for COVID-19 and we will begin the quarantine period immediately. We will get through this together!”
“They are both doing well at this time and intend to stay home in the White House during the quarantine period,” said Trump’s doctor, Sean Conley, adding that Trump will continue to perform his “duties without interruption” from the Office. Oval.
The Trump administration has caused the epidemic, which has killed more than 207,000 people in the United States, to be severely criticized by its opponents, academics and some Republican congressmen.
Trump is accused of sending mixed and confusing messages, as well as being indifferent to the destruction caused by this virus, whether in terms of human or economic losses.
– Florida Rally canceled –
Shortly after the president tweeted about the result of his test, the White House announced the cancellation of a trip to Florida it was scheduled to take on Friday for a rally prior to the Nov.3 election.
His work schedule is limited to a midday phone call on “Supporting the elderly to face COVID-19.”
A few hours ago, Trump announced that his close adviser Hope Hicks had tested positive for coronavirus.
Hicks was on Air Force One with the president of the United States when he traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday, to participate in the debate with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. She also traveled with him on Wednesday when he visited Minnesota at a rally.
“She works hard. She often wears a mask, but her test results are positive,” Trump said, noting that she spends “a lot of time with Hope, just like the first lady.”
He indicated that his adviser may have contracted the virus from contacting soldiers or law enforcement officials.
“Being in the army or the police is very difficult as they are quick to kiss you because we have done a good job for them … She knows there are risks, but she is young,” he said.
For his part, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Friday that the test result for the Corona virus was negative, telling reporters who accompanied him to Dubrovnik, Croatia, the last leg of a small tour. European, “I feel very good.”
– Close circle –
Employees who work in the “West Wing” are evaluated daily, as are journalists who go or travel with the president.
Hope Hicks joined the real estate mogul’s campaign team in early 2016 and is part of his inner circle.
After taking the position of director of communications in the White House, she left her position to join the group “Fox”, which includes Fox News Channel, before returning to the presidency of the United States.
This former model, who worked with Ivanka Trump in New York, did not appear much in the media, but was very influential in the scenes and took her opinion and did not express any reservations about her.
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