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Many people around the US president have tested positive for the corona virus. A chronology of events.
Last Saturday, Donald Trump announced the nomination of Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. It is speculated that there were numerous infections on this occasion.
On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced that he and his wife had tested positive for Sars-CoV-2. The two are by no means the only ones in the White House and within the Republican Party leadership who have contracted the virus. Trump’s campaign leader Bill Stepien and Republican Party leader Ronna McDaniel also tested positive.
The US media speculates that the starting point for the spread of the virus could have been a major event a week ago. At the time, Trump announced the nomination of conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the vacant seat on the Supreme Court in front of her official seat. By the time she tested positive on Friday, she attended dozens of events and met with countless supporters and donors. An eventful week-long timeline.
Friday September 25
Donald Trump travels a lot on Fridays. In addition to election campaign events in Virginia, Florida, and Georgia, he also attends a fundraising event in Washington. He is accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence and his close adviser Hope Hicks.
Saturday September 26
In front of the White House, Trump announces the nomination of conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. Several members of Congress and White House employees are present at the hearing. As can be seen from the images, most refrain from wearing a mask. Many also ignore the distance rules. For example, Republican Senator Mike Lee from Utah is seen embracing several people without a mask. Lee tests positive for coronavirus a few days later.
At Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination event, the distance rules were barely observed and very few wore masks.
Later that day, Trump travels to a campaign rally in Pennsylvania where he greets supporters.
Sunday September 27
On Sunday, Trump visits a golf club in Virginia. In the evening he gives a press conference at the White House and talks to reporters there. He wears no mask.
Monday September 28
Trump has a truck from a US automaker presented to him in front of the White House on Monday, with two members of Congress also present. Here you also find yourself without masks.
Later, at an event in front of the White House, he announced that millions of coronavirus test kits would be distributed to member states. Vice President Mike Pence is also present at the announcement. Pence has not yet tested positive for the virus.
Tuesday September 29
Donald Trump travels to Cleveland on Tuesday for the great television duel against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Both men are screened for the corona virus in advance. They don’t wear masks during the 90-minute debate, but they stay away.
Trump’s adviser, Hope Hicks, accompanies him with relatives on “Air Force One.” Hicks later tests positive for the virus. Trump’s adult children and members of his staff do not wear masks during the debate.
Wednesday September 30
Trump travels to Minnesota on Wednesday for a fundraising and campaign event. The president does not wear a mask during the campaign rally, even when he throws baseball caps at the audience that say “Make America Great Again.”
“Make America Great Again”: Trump throws baseball caps to his followers.
Also on this trip is Hicks with him. On the way back to the White House, he feels bad and is isolated. According to a New York Times investigation, White House employees should have known since Wednesday night that Hicks was infected with Covid-19.
Thursday 1 October
Trump flies to a fundraising event in New Jersey on Thursday. Several of Trump’s aides, who were in close contact with Hicks, chose not to accompany the president. He announced in a television interview that night that he and his wife would be tested for the corona virus. Later, he tweeted that he was starting the quarantine process.
Friday October 2nd
Trump announced on Twitter on Friday that he and his wife Melania had tested positive. On the same day, the president was transferred to Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, north of Washington. The White House announced that Trump would work from the hospital. Trump showed “mild symptoms” after the infection.
The president of the United States was taken to the hospital on Friday.
In addition to Trump and his wife Melania, four other people who were present at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination on Saturday will test positive for the coronavirus. They are former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, as well as Senators Mike Lee and Thom Tillis and the president of the Catholic University of Notre Dame, John Jenkins.
