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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on Twitter around 6 a.m. this Friday in mainland Portugal, that he tested positive for covid-19, as did first lady Melania Trump. For this reason, both are in quarantine, already in full campaign period for the presidential elections on November 3. 33 days to go.
“We will immediately begin our quarantine and recovery process. We will go through this together“He wrote on the social network.
Trump, 74, decided to test for COVID-19 Thursday night after one of his aides, Hope Hicks, 31, tested positive, the president himself told Fox News. . Hicks flew on Air Force One, the presidential plane, on the trip to Cleveland, Ohio, for the first presidential debate with Joe Biden.
Hope Hicks is Trump’s henchman, a kind of shadow in the corridors of the White House. During this week she accompanied her in the preparation of the first presidential debate and, later, in a series of campaign events. She was photographed in the company of the head of state and the family, specifically in Marine One, the helicopter that transports the American leader on short-distance trips. On Wednesday night, the assistant developed symptoms of cov-19.
A White House source also assured Fox News, the television station closest to Trump, that both the president and the first lady feel “good“ and they have already begun to quarantine the official residence.
The president’s official physician, Sean P. Conley, has also confirmed positive tests. For now, the effects of the news remain unclear on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, roughly a month before the U.S. presidential election scheduled for November 3.
“Tonight I received confirmation that both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for the SARS-coV-2 virus. The president and the first lady are doing well at the moment and plan to stay in the White House during their convalescence, ”the doctor wrote.
After the Sept. 29 debate, two more are scheduled between Trump and Biden. One is scheduled for October 15 in Miami (Florida), another for October 22 in Nashville (Tennessee). It remains to be seen whether this schedule will be hampered by the president’s illness. On October 7, in Salt Lake City, Utah, vice presidential candidates Mike Pence (Republican) and Kamala Harris (Democrat) debate.
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