The president tests positive

Americast

BBC

Politics, Government, News

4.3 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The president and his wife have tested positive for Covid. What does this mean for the election? Emily, Jon and Anthony gather for an emergency Americast.

Producer: Harriet Noble Assistant Editor: Emma Close Editor: Dino Sofos

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.0	I'm on the pathway at the White House that runs between the West Wing, which is where
0:11.2	the Oval Office is, where the President does his work, and the East Wing, which is where
0:15.7	the residence is, and where Donald Trump and Melania are now convalescing.
0:21.3	For how long and how serious their condition is, we'll alter what happens in this presidential
0:28.8	race and when campaigning can resume.
0:34.4	Welcome to America's.
0:35.8	America's.
0:38.8	America's from BBC News.
0:40.8	I am your President of Law and Order.
0:43.8	The pandemic is reshaping the presidential race.
0:46.8	Country is crying out for leadership.
0:48.8	Person, woman, man, camera, TV.
0:51.8	Four kids are just as bright and just as tall as white kids.
0:54.8	Where are you from?
0:55.8	BBC.
0:56.8	It's John at the White House.
1:01.8	And it's Emily in London.
1:03.8	And it's Anthony in the Washington Bureau of the BBC.
1:06.8	And I was woken at two o'clock this morning and London did what London always does.
1:13.8	It says, have we woken you?
1:15.8	You bet you've woken me.
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