President Donald Trump announced via Twitter early Friday morning that he and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump , have tested positive for the coronavirus. 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 The shocking news comes just hours after the White House confirmed presidential aide Hope Hicks, who has traveled extensively with the first couple this week, had tested positive and was experiencing symptoms. The President's diagnosis raises serious concerns for his own safety, as well as that of his family and close advisors and anyone with whom he's had close contact recently. The news also casts great uncertainty over the presidential election just a month before Election Day. And it highlights the severity of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit the United States harder than nearly every other country. Just days...
