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Good Friday morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook audio briefing.

And I'm Jake Sherman. President Donald Trump, who is tested for the coronavirus daily, has downplayed its risks, mocked the use of masks, proudly held large political rallies and suggested the nation should get back to its pre-virus

business has tested positive for the deadly disease 32 days before election day, throwing the

nation's political and governing apparatus into a historic state of uncertainty. Trump 74 tweeted

at 1254 a.m. Tonight, Flotus and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our

quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this together. This comes after

senior White House aid hope picks tested positive. The president and first lady will remain at home

within the White House during their convalescence.

White House physician Dr. Sean Connolly said in a memo released by the White House at 105 AM.

It is extraordinarily early.

We don't know much at the moment and we all need to be vigilant about everything we say and suppose.

But here are some early points to frame your thinking.

Number one, every move made, every word uttered and tweet published by the White House will be

under a microscope as the world tries to understand the health of the most powerful man in the

world. We will be looking this morning for test results from Vice President

Mike Pence and Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Number two, the White House does not have the public

trust and at a time like this, that's important. Three, the president will be quarantined for some

time so the 2020 campaign as we knew it will effectively be paused. How could they let Trump

in a room with the 77-year-old

Joe Biden for another debate at this point? How could Trump hold another in-person rally? It seems

extremely unlikely. The entirety of the president's political message was that he handled COVID well.

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