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Trump and the coronavirus: where has he been and with whom (yes, now they are sick too)
Donald Trump and his long trail of Covid-19 infections: where the president of the United States has traveled in recent days and with whom he was in close contact. A short chronicle.
The Covid diagnosis came to Donald Trump amid the stressful run up to the US elections. On Friday he announced that he had contracted the coronavirus. A few days earlier, he met with high-ranking officials and dueled Joe Biden in the first televised debate.
An overview shows where the president has traveled in the past week and with whom he has been in close contact.
September 26: The rose garden and the electoral campaign.
On Saturday, September 26, Trump invites Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the unveiling ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House. She is Trump’s favorite to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. More than 100 people participate in the outdoor event.
Trump sets up the microphone for Amy Coney Barrett. Image: keystone
It can be seen in photos and videos that very few participants wear a mask or keep their distance. There are also hands that happily shake.
Attorney General William Barr shakes hands. Image: keystone
Even before the garden ceremony, there was a joyous date in the rooms of the White House.
Trump with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House. Image: keystone
The rose garden event was possibly a highly publicized event. Seven participants have tested positive for Covid-19: in addition to Trump and First Lady Melania, these are:
- Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s former adviser
- Thom Tillis, Republican Senator
- Mike Lee, Republican Senator
- John Jenkins, priest and president of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana
- Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey
Everyone sat in the front rows of the event.
The first lady with the children and the spouse of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Behind her Kellyanne Conway. Image: keystone
On the same day, Trump traveled to Middletown, Pennsylvania. There he gave a speech to fans at the international airport and was celebrated by enthusiastic fans.
I’m Trump on September 26 in Middletown. Image: keystone
September 27: golf, press conference and war veterans
The following Sunday morning, Trump begins a round of golf at a Virginia club. In the evening he is back at the White House, where he is giving a press conference in front of reporters.
Trump at a brief press conference at the White House on September 27. Image: keystone
He later attended a meeting with veteran families with his wife Melania.
September 28: van and press conference
In front of the White House, Trump on Monday inspected a truck made by Lordstown Motors. In addition to the representatives of the company, two members of the congress are present.
Trump looks at a pickup truck. Image: keystone
Later, he holds a press conference in the rose garden announcing that millions of coronavirus test kits will be distributed in every state. He will be accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, Health Minister Alex Azar, Education Minister Betsy DeVos and some members of Congress.
Doctor Brett Giroir demonstrates how the Covid-19 test works. Image: keystone
September 29: The debate
Thursday is debate day. Trump travels to Cleveland for his first television match against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. For 90 minutes, the two engage in heated verbal combat.
More than 60 people travel to support. Including some relatives and politicians and employees of the White House.
Trump and his wife Melania on their way to Cleveland. Image: keystone
Neither Trump nor Biden wear a mask during the debate. When at the end of the duel the two wives are allowed to congratulate their husbands on stage, Jill Biden wears a mask and Melania does not. Other members of the Trump family sitting in the audience also prefer not to wear a mask. This despite the fact that local medical authorities had demanded a strict mask requirement for the debate.
Eric, Ivanka, Tiffani and Donald Trump Junior listen to their father during the televised debate. Image: keystone
It is difficult to reconstruct in hindsight when exactly other close Trump contacts became infected with the corona virus. Three other Trump employees are now known to have been infected with Covid-19. They all attended the debate in Cleveland that night.
- Nick Luna, White House Physician
- Bill Stepien, Campaign Manager
- Hope Hicks, PR-Beraterin
In the evening, Trump returns to Washington on his plane.
September 30: meeting and campaign event
On Wednesday, Trump has a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the White House. He later travels to Minneapolis for a fundraiser at a private home.
Trump in Minneapolis on September 30. Image: keystone
His entourage, including Hope Hicks, continues to Duluth, Minnesota, for a campaign event. Thousands of supporters are there and celebrating Trump furiously.
Trump fans celebrate their president in Duluth. Image: keystone
Hope Hicks is uncomfortable on the flight back to Washington. She sits further away from others.
October 1: Interview with “Fox News”
The next day, Trump travels to Bedminster, New Jersey, to attend a panel discussion with his followers. He then appears on a private fundraising committee. Both events took place both inside and outside.
Hicks tests positive for coronavirus. Later, some Trump aides refused to accompany Trump on his trip to New Jersey.
Hope Hicks a few days before her corona positive test. Image: keystone
He returns to Washington that same day and gives an interview to Fox News. In it he says that he has already had a PCR test and that he expects the result the same afternoon or the next morning. In the evening, he tweeted that he would go into quarantine with the first lady.
What Trump retained earlier in the “Fox News” interview is that he did a quick test before the broadcast and it came back positive. This then made public the “Wall Street Journal” and refers to the statements of a trusted person. According to the newspaper, Trump not only lied about his own corona test, but also asked others close to him to keep his positive results a secret.
October 2: The positive test
At 1 a. M. After midnight, Trump tweeted that he and the first lady had tested positive for the coronavirus. He started his quarantine period and the recovery process immediately.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows later appears in front of the media and says the president and his wife are doing well. You only have mild symptoms.
Mark Meadwos talks to journalists. Image: keystone
Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Mike Lee, former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and the president of the University of Notre Dame announced that they were also infected with the coronavirus.
On the same day, Trump is taken to Walter Reed Medical Center. From the White House it is said that the president will spend the next few days there.
October 3: Report of more infected people
A third senator announces that he has been infected with Covid-19:
- Ron Johnson, Republican Senator
Ron Johnson Anfang September with Donald Trump. Image: keystone
A spokesperson says the entire Senate will be on hold and will not return until mid-October.
Most recently, Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, also spoke on Twitter. He had tested positive, he writes. A few days earlier, he had also participated in the ceremony in the White House rose garden.
… even more infected people
Two days later, on October 5, I also got in touch
- Kayleigh Mcenany, Trump spokesperson
On twitter. He tested positive for the corona virus Monday morning. It has no symptoms. This makes her the 10th person close to Donald and Melania Trump to be infected with Covid-19.
