President Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus

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🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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President Donald Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” after he and first lady Melania Trump both tested positive for the coronavirus. The president's results came just a few hours after the news last night that top aide Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19. In this hour of Forum we’re going to talk about the medical, political and and other implications of this bombshell news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.3	After dismissing the COVID-19 threat for months and after more than 200,000 Americans have died from it,
1:05.9	President Trump announced on Twitter overnight
1:07.9	that he and his wife, Melania Trump,
1:10.0	have tested positive for the virus.
1:12.2	A day after senior staffer Hope Hicks also tested positive.
1:15.9	This morning, the Trump campaign canceled all events and ordered staff to self-quarantine.
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