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(Reuters) – US President Donald Trump, who played down the threat of the coronavirus pandemic for months, said on Friday that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19 and were in quarantine, changing the race for the White House. .
Here are some of the reactions on Twitter unless otherwise noted:
THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE OF TRUMP, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
“Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a speedy recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the President and his family.”
US VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE
“Karen and I send our love and prayers to our dear friends, President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS Melania Trump. We join millions across America who are praying for his full and speedy recovery. God bless you, President Trump and our wonderful First Lady Melania. “
US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI, FOR MSNBC
“This is tragic. It’s very sad … Going to the crowd unmasked and everything else was kind of a cheeky invitation for something like that to happen.”
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL
“Happy to hear the report from the White House doctor that @POTUS and @FLOTUS are feeling good after their positive tests for COVID-19. Let us continue to pray today and every day for our president and our first lady and for all affected by COVID-19. “
SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER
“I wish President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump and any White House staff member who is infected a speedy recovery. I join the nation in praying for the health and safety of the First Family. The President’s infection, the first lady and a close aide require the White House to immediately conduct a contact tracing regimen that follows CDC guidelines, as well as extensive testing and isolation for those who were exposed to the risk of infection. “
MARY TRUMP, THE PRESIDENT’S NEPHEW
“I reserve my sympathy, empathy and despair for those who are sick and for those who have died because they were deceived, deceived or ignored.”
FRENCH GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN GABRIEL ATTAL ON TV
“This shows that the virus forgives no one, including those who have shown skepticism. I wish him a speedy recovery.”
HU XIJIN, CHINA’S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF GLOBAL TIMES
“President Trump and the first lady have paid the price of their bet to play down COVID-19. The news shows the seriousness of the pandemic situation in the United States. It will impose a negative impact on the image of Trump and the United States, and it can also negatively affect his re-election. “
CHINA DAILY, THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER IN ENGLISH, IN AN ARTICLE
“The positive test is another reminder that the coronavirus continues to spread, even as Trump has desperately tried to suggest that it no longer poses a danger. Since it emerged earlier this year, Trump, the White House and his campaign have downplayed the threat. and he refused to abide by basic public health guidelines, including those issued by his own administration, such as wearing masks in public and practicing social distancing. “
HEAD OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS
“Best wishes to President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS for a full and speedy recovery.”
FORMER ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SILVIO BERLUSCONI, WHO CATCHED COVID-19
“I want to convey my best wishes to President Trump, his wife and staff, and all victims of COVID-19. I know this disease from personal experience. It can be treacherous, but it can be overcome if you are correct and courageous.”
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON, WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 IN MARCH
“Best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady. I hope they both have a speedy recovery from the coronavirus.”
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN ON A TELEGRAM TO TRUMP
“I am sure that his inherent vitality, good humor and optimism will help him to cope with this dangerous virus.”
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU
“Like millions of Israelis, Sara and I are thinking of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump and we wish our friends a full and speedy recovery.”
RECEPTION FROM TURKISH PRESIDENT TAYYIP ERDOGAN
“I wish a speedy recovery to the President of the United States @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS Melania Trump, who tested positive for COVID-19.”
“I sincerely hope they get through the quarantine period smoothly and regain their health as soon as possible.”
US REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE, JIM JORDAN, TO FOX NEWS
“The president will beat him. The president will beat almost anything that has been thrown at him in the last four years. I think he will beat this too.”
UK HOUSING MINISTER ROBERT JENRICK, A SKY NEWS
“We all want to send our best wishes to President Trump, the first lady and the Trump family and wish them a speedy recovery.
“We know what it’s like to have, in our case, a prime minister who tested positive for COVID, and politics aside, we all want him and his wife to get better soon.”
Other leaders who sent their best wishes to Trump and his wife on Friday were Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
(Edited by Simon Cameron-Moore, Kim Coghill, Raissa Kasolowsky, Andrew Heavens, and Jonathan Oatis)
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