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Donald Trump removed his mask as he prepared to address his supporters on the lawn below.
Donald Trump has delivered a speech in front of his supporters on the South Lawn of the White House.
The unmasked president appeared to be back on the campaign trail for the first time since his hospital stay, although the event was officially a “peaceful protest.”
The president, who says he no longer takes Covid-19 drugs, told the crowd that he was “feeling great.”
Trump also said a vaccine would be ready “very, very soon.”
American science and medicine would “eradicate the virus from China,” the president said.
It has been just over a week since Trump announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus. He said Friday that he was waiting for a new test result and that the White House has not provided an update on his health since Thursday.
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Trump’s doctors authorized him to hold public events, 24 days before he faces Democratic rival Joe Biden in the November 3 presidential election.
Saturday’s meeting at the White House was organized in part by a foundation called “Blexit,” which aims to get black and Latino voters to support the Republican party.
The president lashed out at Mr. Biden, describing the Democrats’ program as “beyond socialism – communist, that’s correct.”
Trump repeated his earlier claim that he had done more for the black community than any president since Abraham Lincoln.
Trump has been criticized for using the White House for political events, such as when he accepted his party’s appointment as president on the South Lawn in August.
The president says he plans to attend a “big rally” in Florida, a state on the battlefield in next month’s presidential election. – Monday.
The poll suggests that Biden has a single-digit lead over Trump and an ABC News / Ipsos poll found that only 35% of Americans approved of how Trump has handled the coronavirus crisis.
However, the US presidential elections are determined in practice in key states where both candidates have a chance of winning, rather than by the total number of votes won, as Hillary Clinton discovered at her expense in 2016.
What’s the latest on the president’s health?
Trump told Fox News that he was feeling “very, very strong” and was no longer taking medication, having received his “final doses of almost everything.”
On Thursday, the president’s doctor, Sean Conley, said it would be safe for him to return to public engagements on Saturday. [10 October] since it would mark “day 10” from his diagnosis on Thursday, October 1.
Following his diagnosis, Trump spent three nights in the hospital and was treated with the steroid dexamethasone, the antiviral drug remdesivir and a cocktail of antibodies made by the Regeneron company.
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The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends self-isolation for at least 10 days after the first symptoms of the coronavirus appear, with more serious illnesses, such as those requiring hospital treatment, which may need up to 20 days.
What’s going on in the White House?
With just over three weeks to go until the November 3 election, Trump is eager to get back on the campaign trail.
All attendees at Saturday’s event on the South Lawn will be required to wear masks, have their temperature monitored and be encouraged to maintain social distance, the White House said.
“We make sure to take precautions so that attendees are screened before they enter,” White House communications director Alyssa Farah told CBS News.
“The president is at a great distance, he is going to be on the balcony and very, very briefly, he will address the supporters there.”
Trump’s Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, expressed disbelief at the president’s plans to hold rallies and criticized the Trump administration’s lax stance on wearing masks as reckless.
“He wouldn’t show up unless he has a mask on and can distance himself,” Biden said, speaking while campaigning in Las Vegas.
Trump has expressed skepticism about measures such as masks and lockdowns to combat the spread of Covid-19, which has killed more than 213,000 people in the United States. He has discussed the possibility of a vaccine being available, although researchers say this is unlikely to happen before next year at the earliest.
Meanwhile, America’s leading virus expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said that a meeting at the White House last month appeared to be related to a Covid-19 outbreak.
Dr. Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, said the presentation of President Donald Trump’s candidate to the Supreme Court was a “wide-spread event.”
Subsequently, at least 11 people who attended the event on September 26 tested positive.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, one of those who attended and fell ill with Covid-19, Said Saturday that he had been discharged from the hospital. Thanking his doctors, he said he would have more to say about all of this next week.
The president’s wife, Melania Trump, was also infected but has not needed hospital treatment. Five days ago he said that he was feeling fine and that he would continue to rest at home.
Up to 34 White House aides and other contacts have tested positive for Covid-19 in recent days, according to US media.
On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Health said nine infections have been linked to Trump’s Sept. 18 campaign rally in the state.
At least one person was contagious when he attended, authorities say, and two cases have led to hospital admissions, with one of those people in intensive care.
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And the debates?
Next week’s second presidential debate between Trump and Biden has been officially canceled.
The Presidential Debate Commission said in a statement Friday that both campaigns had announced “alternative plans for that date.”
Trump had resisted a request from the commission to hold the Oct. 15 showdown virtually to minimize the risk of the coronavirus spreading.
The commission, which is a nonpartisan body in charge of organizing the general election debates, said it was still making arrangements for the third and final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 22.
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Joe Biden spent Friday campaigning in Nevada
The Trump campaign said the commission was “biased” toward Biden, while the Democratic team accused the president of sidestepping the debate.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Washington’s most powerful Democrat, announced legislation Friday to establish a commission to assess a president’s fitness for office.
Pelosi said she was not meant to comment on Trump’s condition. In any case, the measure is unlikely to be seriously considered before the elections.
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