President to quarantine days after taking part in TV debate and campaign rally in Minnesota
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10.16am BST
Here’s David Smith for us in Washington, describing Donald Trump catching the coronavirus as “a surprise that many saw coming”.
It is likely to go down as the biggest “October surprise” in the history of US presidential elections. Yet anyone who was paying attention could have seen it coming.
Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus after claiming “it will disappear”, telling the journalist Bob Woodward he was downplaying it deliberately, failing to develop a national testing strategy, refusing to wear a face mask for months, floating the idea of injecting patients with bleach, insisting to one of his many crowded campaign rallies that “it affects virtually nobody” and, at Tuesday’s debate, mocking rival Joe Biden: “He could be speaking 200 feet away and he shows up with the biggest mask I’ve ever seen.”
Related: Trump’s positive Covid test was a surprise that many saw coming
10.10am BST
Tulsi Gabbard is among many people who have wished the president and his wife well this morning. Gabbard also sent her best wishes to the Trump children.
My husband Abraham and I offer our best wishes and aloha to President @realDonaldTrump and the First Lady @FLOTUS and praying for their speedy recovery. We also send our best wishes to Ivanka, Tiffany, Donald Trump Jr., Eric, and Barron during this difficult time. #TrumpHasCovid
My best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady. Hope they both have a speedy recovery from coronavirus.
Continue reading…President to quarantine days after taking part in TV debate and campaign rally in MinnesotaFull report: President and first lady test positiveWhat we know and don’t knowAnalysis: A surprise that many saw comingSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 10.16am BSTHere’s David Smith for us in Washington, describing Donald Trump catching the coronavirus as “a surprise that many saw coming”.It is likely to go down as the biggest “October surprise” in the history of US presidential elections. Yet anyone who was paying attention could have seen it coming.Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus after claiming “it will disappear”, telling the journalist Bob Woodward he was downplaying it deliberately, failing to develop a national testing strategy, refusing to wear a face mask for months, floating the idea of injecting patients with bleach, insisting to one of his many crowded campaign rallies that “it affects virtually nobody” and, at Tuesday’s debate, mocking rival Joe Biden: “He could be speaking 200 feet away and he shows up with the biggest mask I’ve ever seen.” Related: Trump’s positive Covid test was a surprise that many saw coming 10.10am BSTTulsi Gabbard is among many people who have wished the president and his wife well this morning. Gabbard also sent her best wishes to the Trump children.My husband Abraham and I offer our best wishes and aloha to President @realDonaldTrump and the First Lady @FLOTUS and praying for their speedy recovery. We also send our best wishes to Ivanka, Tiffany, Donald Trump Jr., Eric, and Barron during this difficult time. #TrumpHasCovidMy best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady. Hope they both have a speedy recovery from coronavirus. Continue reading…