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– This is a dramatic development, Blanck says, adding that this raises many questions ahead of time leading up to the elections in early November.
– You will probably not be able to hold the big election meetings that you like and are successful at.
Dag Blanck, a professor of American studies at Uppsala University, further says the news also raises questions about whether the president can participate in the next Florida presidential election debate in two weeks.
– We do not know.
He gave a message on Twitter
Earlier this morning, Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he and the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, have received a positive corona test and have therefore been placed in isolation.
This after one of his closest employees, Hope Hicks, also tested positive.
Hope Hicks flew with the president on his Air Force One plane Tuesday in connection with the presidential debate in Cleveland. She is also said to have traveled by helicopter with Donald Trump from a campaign rally in Minnesota on Wednesday. It was during this meeting that she began to feel unwell and was tested for the virus.
No opinion effects
The news that Trump has caught the coronavirus can create great uncertainty in the United States, but also in the outside world, if it turns out that he is seriously ill, says Dag Blanck. This is due to the strong position of the president in the United States, for example because the president is also commander-in-chief.
However, Dag Blanck does not believe that the announcement of the infection has a significant effect on the opinion of American voters.
– The situation is so polarized in the United States that everything that happens is seen through party glasses, he says.
Republican voters don’t take the crown pandemic as seriously, while Democratic voters are much more concerned, so today’s message is probably not something that in itself alters voters’ perceptions.
– The American voters have already decided, Blanck continues.
