US President Donald Trump tests positive for coronavirus
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus.
Trump confirmed the news on his Twitter account.
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” wrote Trump.
Melania Trump also took to Twitter to provide a public update.
As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 2, 2020
“As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19,” she stated.
“We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.”
Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible! The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Earlier on Thursday, Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s closest aides tested positive for the virus. Hicks has been travelling with the president frequently over the past week.
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