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Donald Trump boldly told the United States not to fear Covid-19 when he announced that he would be leaving Walter Reed Medical Center at 6:30 pm on Monday.
It comes as the death toll surpasses 210,000 in the US and the number of positive cases among the president’s inner circle reaches 15, and White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany is the latest to announce who has contracted the virus.
Meanwhile, Trump’s doctors are expected to provide an update on the president’s condition shortly.
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‘He’s not out of the woods yet’: Trump doctors say as they green light discharge
“While he may not be completely out of the woods yet, the team and I agree that all of our evaluations and, most importantly, his clinical status support the president’s safe return home,” said Dr. Sean Conley.
Justin vallejo5 October 2020 20:15
Trump Says He Will Leave Hospital Today Despite Coronavirus Infection
John T Bennet has more on this breaking story about Trump’s departure from the hospital tonight, as his doctors are expected to hold a press conference at any time.
Justin vallejo5 October 2020 20:06
Meanwhile, in the east wing, Melania Trump reportedly refused to leave Covid-19 isolation to avoid infecting Secret Service agents.
As the first lady provided an update on her own condition on Monday, saying she will continue to stay home.
The message and timing are conspicuous, given criticism of Donald Trump’s hospital trip and reports that the first lady has remained in isolation to avoid unnecessary risks.
Read the latest on how Mrs. Trump’s response has differed from her husband’s.
Justin vallejo5 October 2020 18:55
‘Don’t be afraid of Covid’: Trump will leave the hospital today at 6.30 pm
The president just tweeted that he will be leaving the hospital tonight, saying he feels “really good” and telling people “don’t be afraid of Covid.”
The announcement comes a few minutes before his doctor is expected to inform the media about his condition.
Justin vallejo5 October 2020 19:44
‘RUDE !!!’: Trump responds to criticism for the passage of vehicles in the hospital
Criticism of the hospital has come to the president, who said it would have been rude not to visit fans who wait hours or days outside Walter Reed Medical Center.
Justin vallejo5 October 2020 19:33
Trump’s doctors will update the president’s condition at 3 p.m.
Justin vallejo5 October 2020 19:16
Bernie Sanders hopes for a speedy recovery from the threat to our democracy
Beginning his campaign remarks in Michigan today, Bernie Sanders wished Donald Trump a speedy recovery.
“Let me begin by wishing the President and the First Lady a full and speedy recovery from the Covid-19 disease they are facing now,” Sanders said.
It comes less than two weeks after a Sept. 24 speech titled Trump’s Threat to Our Democracy, delivered after the president went “further down the road of authoritarianism.”
“This is not just a choice between Donald Trump and Joe Biden,” Sanders said after Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. “This is a choice between Donald Trump and democracy, and democracy must win.”
Justin vallejo5 October 2020 19:09
Trump is the greatest threat to press freedom in America in his entire life, says Dan Rather
In an interview for The independent Series ‘Journalism is not a crime’, veteran journalist Dan Rather spoke with Andrew Buncombe about the unprecedented situation facing the media: “The press has not been through anything like this.”
Read the full conversation:
Justin vallejo5 October 2020 18:50
Fifteen members of Trump’s inner circle now positive with coronavirus
We did the math so you don’t have to:
- DONALD TRUMP, President
- MELANIA TRUMP, First Lady
- KAYLEIGH MCENANY, White House Press Secretary
- CHAD GILMARTIN, White House Press (unconfirmed)
- KAROLINE LEAVITT, White House Press (unconfirmed)
- HOPE HICKS, Counselor
- RONNA MCDANIEL, Chairperson of the Republican Committee
- SENATOR RON JOHNSON, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
- SENATOR THOM TILLIS, Senate Judiciary Committee
- SENATOR MIKE LEE, Senate Judiciary Committee
- BILL STEPIEN, Trump campaign manager
- CHRIS CHRISTIE, Former Governor of New Jersey
- KELLYANNE CONWAY, former Trump adviser
- JOHN JENKINS, President of the University of Notre Dame
- NICHOLAS LUNA, Trump’s ‘body man’
Justin vallejo5 October 2020 18:41
With more White House staff testing positive today, it’s a good time to check the count of Trump’s circle who recently contracted coronavirus. Reuters has put together this helpful cheat sheet:
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement Monday that she tested positive for COVID-19, adding that she experiences no symptoms and “was not aware that Hope Hicks tested positive prior to her briefing on Thursday. past”.
Hope Hicks, a close adviser to the president who often traveled with him on presidential planes Air Force One and Marine One, tested positive for the illness caused by the novel coronavirus on Thursday. The disclosure of her infection, first reported by Bloomberg, set off a wave of news.
Donald Trump, who had run a busy week on the campaign trail since the Sept. 26 presentation of his Supreme Court candidate Amy Coney Barrett in a packed ceremony at the White House, said Friday that his wife, Melania, had tested positive.
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel, who has had frequent contact with Trump, said Friday that she tested positive for the virus and was quarantined at her home in Michigan.
Ron Johnson, who heads the Senate Committee on Government Affairs and Homeland Security, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, a spokesman said Saturday.
Senator Thom Tillis tested positive for the coronavirus, he said in a statement Friday. As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tillis’s positive test results come after he attended a Sept. 26 Oval Office meeting with Barrett, whom Republicans seek to steer toward the Supreme Court.
Mike Lee, another Senator on the Judiciary Committee, also said he tested positive on Friday. He was present at the Oval Office meeting on September 26.
Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, also tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and will work from home, according to a senior campaign official.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said Saturday that he was being admitted to a hospital as a precautionary measure after testing positive for coronavirus.
Kellyanne Conway, a former Trump adviser, said in a post on Twitter that she had tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. She attended the Rose Garden ceremony on September 26 for Barrett.
NOTRE DAME PRESIDENT JOHN JENKINS
University of Notre Dame President John Jenkins, who also attended the White House ceremony, said Friday that he had tested positive.
Trump’s aide Nicholas Luna, a “body man” who accompanies the president day and night, tested positive, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Justin vallejo5 October 2020 17:35
