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Officials in Minnesota and New Jersey, two of Trump’s stops this week, urged everyone who attended his events to get tested.
Joseph, a homemaker, said she believes more people should wear masks at future Trump rallies, though she added that she will attend one herself once the president recovers.
“People with compromised immune systems should stay home,” he said.
Some in Warren expressed skepticism that Trump even has the virus, citing Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s positive test earlier this year before it came back negative that same day.
“There are so many false positives out there. Has Trump done a second test yet?” asked Sharon Tice, 70, who sells T-shirts and other Trump memorabilia. “But if you do, it could influence the way you see things.”
In Palm Springs, California, Katie Jones, 36, of San Diego, was confident that Trump would defeat the virus.
“It’s like he’s heartbreaking inside, but he’s a strong man. He’ll get over it,” he told Reuters.
The White House said Trump would be moved to a special suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, for the next few days as a precaution.
A source familiar with the situation said Trump has a mild fever and a White House official said doctors urged the move so Trump could receive immediate care if necessary.
Dan Madden, an Orange County independent voter who spoke in Palm Springs, said concerns could rise if Trump’s condition worsens.
“If you’re in bed and you’re sick and you need a respirator, that would probably change a lot of people’s minds. But you may feel some flu symptoms. You may have to stay in bed for a few days. You don’t know. It affects you. all so differently. “
Trump’s sex, age and weight are factors that make him more vulnerable to developing severe COVID-19 and give him a theoretical risk of about 4 percent of dying from it, health experts said Friday.
Some Republicans said the diagnosis could help the president.
“Trump will show the American people that you can survive COVID,” said Cathy Lukasko, Assistant GOP Chairperson for Trumbull County, Ohio.
More than 7.2 million infections have been reported in the United States since the pandemic began seven months ago.
Lukasko ran the party’s offices on Friday without a mask, handing out posters for Trump and local Republican candidates.
“This could be a good break for him,” he said.
The reactions reflected a long-standing pattern: Americans are largely settled in their views on Trump. A Reuters / Ipsos poll released Thursday showed Biden held a 9-point lead over Trump, the same margin in six of the last seven national polls, a period of time that has seen the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth. Bader Ginsburg and Tuesday night. chaotic debate.
Some Republicans like Kai Weisser, a 60-year-old retired lifeguard in Huntington Beach, California, criticized Trump for his attitude toward the virus.
“Ha ha ha, you’re a fool. You should have put on a (mask),” he said of Trump.
“Yes, he underestimated … I think he was wrong … I’ve always been a Republican. I voted for Donald Trump, but I don’t see myself voting for him a second time.”
In Bangor, Pennsylvania, Trump supporter Jack Cooper, a 70-year-old retired electrician, also said the president was paying the price for underestimating the dangers of the virus.
“He’s trying his own medicine,” said Cooper, who lives in a crucial district. “I was playing without a mask in big crowds. It’s like bringing a pit bull to a big crowd, something is going to happen.”
Still, Cooper said he wouldn’t stop him for voting for Trump again.
Reuters
