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Trump and first lady test positive for coronavirus
The Associated Press ^ | October 2, 2020 | By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER

Posted on 10/02/2020 6:20:42 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

President Donald Trump said early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement that plunges the country deeper into uncertainty just a month before the presidential election.

Trump, who has spent much of the year downplaying the threat of a virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans, said he and Mrs. Trump were quarantining. The White House physician said the president is expected to continue carrying out his duties “without disruption” while recovering.

Still, Trump’s diagnosis was sure to have a destabilizing effect in Washington and around the world, raising questions about how far the virus had spread through the highest levels of the U.S. government. Hours before Trump announced he had contracted the virus, the White House said a top aide who had traveled with him during the week had tested positive.

Trump was last seen by reporters returning to the White House on Thursday evening and did not appear visibly ill. Trump is 74 years old, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has infected more than 7 million people nationwide.

Trump’s handling of the pandemic has already been a major flashpoint in his race against Democrat Joe Biden, who spent much of the summer off the campaign trail and at his home in Delaware because of the virus. Biden has since resumed a more active campaign schedule, but with small, socially distanced crowds. He also regularly wears a mask in public, something Trump mocked him for at Tuesday night’s debate.

Trump has consistently played down concerns about being personally vulnerable, even after White House staff and allies were exposed and sickened. Since the coronavirus emerged earlier this year, Trump has refused to abide by basic public health guidelines.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2020; journalism; justwokeup; media; press
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1 posted on 10/02/2020 6:20:42 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It looks like Nancy’s prayers have been answered. Now, she and all the others are busy praying for his death.


2 posted on 10/02/2020 6:24:15 AM PDT by euram
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To: euram

They will get theirs instead. Very dangerous ground to pray like that.


3 posted on 10/02/2020 6:25:13 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: euram

On the bright side, when Trump and Melania throw this off and I’m confident they will, the vast majority of the public will see further proof that Covid 19 is not a death sentence and we need to get back to normal.


4 posted on 10/02/2020 6:27:55 AM PDT by Gahanna Bob
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To: DarthVader

Cris Wallace is on Fox complaining about the Trumps not wearing there masks as they watched the debates..masks only slow the virus..this will never end now..


5 posted on 10/02/2020 6:28:14 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The media has made Covid-19 diagnosis nothing short of a death sentence. If the Trumps manage to skate through this might be a nice backdrop for the vaccine announcement.


6 posted on 10/02/2020 6:28:28 AM PDT by Religion and Politics (It is time for more than one denomination of "Political Correctness".)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Impossible to avoid exposure to this virus.

I don’t think it matters if you get it or not. I don’t wish to get it, but then again, every year I seem to catch a cold once or twice.

I think Trump will recover quickly, without many symptoms, and it will reassure the public that the virus is not all that bad for most healthy people.


7 posted on 10/02/2020 6:28:51 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Hojczyk

I’ve always wondered how cowards can look in the mirror.


8 posted on 10/02/2020 6:29:35 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

When he emerges in a week stronger than ever and WITH ANTIBODIES he’ll be campaigning even more with no worries about catching it.


9 posted on 10/02/2020 6:29:36 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (FILL THE SEAT)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The vituperative diatribe toward Trump from the left has been very telling


10 posted on 10/02/2020 6:33:19 AM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: 1Old Pro

“Trump, who has spent much of the year downplaying the threat of a virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans”

I stopped reading right there. The modern U.S. media is every bit as truthful as Pravda was to the old USSR.


11 posted on 10/02/2020 6:33:47 AM PDT by ohioman
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1/2: Our President and First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19, however, rest assured they are both fine and completely asymptotic. The President is in very good health and has NO comorbities.— Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJackson4TX) October 2, 2020

2/2: Well over 99% of healthy individuals in the President’s age group recover completely and most never even become symptomatic. I fully expect this to be the case with President Trump as well.— Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJackson4TX) October 2, 2020


12 posted on 10/02/2020 6:36:23 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: ohioman
The modern U.S. media is every bit as truthful as Pravda was to the old USSR.

Yep, quite similar in their constant lies and attempts to manipulate people.

13 posted on 10/02/2020 6:36:47 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (FILL THE SEAT)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is he on hydroxychloroquine?


14 posted on 10/02/2020 6:41:49 AM PDT by NickRails
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If he recovers, he will get even more support.


15 posted on 10/02/2020 6:42:43 AM PDT by Morpheus2009 (If you want me to be afraid, then be consistent in your logic, standards, and your lies!)
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To: NickRails

...Is he on hydroxychloroquine?

I am sure he is following the directions of his Dr.


16 posted on 10/02/2020 6:42:53 AM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: Hojczyk; Oldeconomybuyer; flaglady47
Chris Wallace was dissing President Trump at every opportunity on the extra-long time that was given him by Fox this morning.

Leni

17 posted on 10/02/2020 6:43:06 AM PDT by MinuteGal (MAGA !!! MAGA !!! MAGA !!!)
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To: ohioman

Trump said not to panic. That’s what I recall. And even if we had over 2 million dead we could still function. However the total national death count from all causes doesn’t appear to be on course to exceed 2019, so something fishy in the stats.


18 posted on 10/02/2020 6:45:46 AM PDT by Morpheus2009 (If you want me to be afraid, then be consistent in your logic, standards, and your lies!)
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To: Hojczyk

In my opinion Masks can MAKE YOU SICK.


19 posted on 10/02/2020 6:48:44 AM PDT by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: Gahanna Bob

Any symptoms? Doesn’t seem so. They may have already thrown it off like most of us and the covid thing is way overblown.


20 posted on 10/02/2020 6:53:35 AM PDT by dhs12345
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