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Washington, 33 days before the elections. It is shortly before midnight when the already spectacular US election campaign takes a dramatic turn. US President Donald Trump (74) drops the bomb on Twitter: “The First Lady and I tested positive for Covid-19 tonight. We will begin the quarantine and recovery process immediately. “And he adds:” We will get through it TOGETHER. “Yesterday he canceled a campaign appearance in Florida as well as a fan meeting in Washington. He just wanted to attend a conference call.
Where the Trump couple were infected has not yet been confirmed. It’s likely: with Hope Hicks (31), former White House communications director and Trump confidante, who has always been with him in recent days. His infection has apparently been known since Thursday morning: Trump continued to travel across the country.
That is over for now. Trump has to be in quarantine indefinitely in the hottest phase of the election campaign. The speaker is blocked. No rallies with thousands of fans, no heated television debates. Did Corona cost you the elections?
Joe Biden is eight percentage points ahead nationally
Crown disease is a nightmare for Trump’s election campaign. Challenger Joe Biden (77) is currently about eight percentage points ahead. Trump had always ridiculed him for his caution about Corona. “The end of the pandemic is in sight,” Trump said Thursday night, just hours before releasing his and his wife’s diagnosis.
His own prospects are now limited for the first time: Instead of busily touring the US states, especially through decisive states like Florida, Trump himself is unable to hold any public events just yet. While “Uncle Joe” can campaign with people, Trump is still just Twitter.
And how many of Trump’s advisers and ministers are infected in total? Republican Chief Ronna McDaniel (47) also tested positive, according to media reports. Vice President Mike Pence (61) and Foreign Secretary Mike Pompeo (56) announced Friday that they were negative; however, a corona test can only be positive a few days after contact. According to the US media, practically the entire west wing of the White House should be in quarantine.
Melania Trump: “We feel good”
The fact that Corona is now hitting the president of the entire United States is moving the world. From British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (56) to AfD figurehead Alice Weidel (41) to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (66) – all sent good wishes across the pond. Even challenger Joe Biden, who was tested after contact in the televised debate Tuesday as a precautionary measure but was not infected, expressed his sympathy: “Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a speedy recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the President and his family. “
So far, Donald Trump has apparently only had mild cold symptoms. According to a tweet from his wife Melania (“We feel good”), her husband is currently in shape. Personal physician Sean Conley also said he hoped the US President “would serve without interruption while he recovers.”
Corona could also benefit Trump
Now Trump is being watched closely. The age and weight of the president of the United States are clear risk factors for a severe course: according to his last medical check-up, he weighs 111 kilograms. Its advantage, however, is that it has the best doctors in the country at its disposal and that they now know more about Covid-19 than in the spring.
As cynical as it may sound: if the disease doesn’t cost him his life, it might even benefit Trump in the end.
Currently the news distracts from all the other scandals. The incredible number of over 200,000 corona deaths in the US? The fact that the number of new infections in the US hasn’t improved in a month? What did you know about Corona’s danger and deliberately downplay it? The crazy television debate on Tuesday? Nobody talks about it anymore.
You no longer have to convince your followers. And anyway, television debates have only symbolic value: Before the start of Tuesday, 70 percent of Americans said that the debate would not influence their choice.
And if Trump survives the disease, he stands as a strong survivor. Like a fighter who knows what people are going through. At best, he will adjust his crown strategy afterward, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did in the spring after his serious illness.
