The turning point

1 big thing

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🗓️ 3 October 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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It's been a whirlwind 36 hours - early Friday morning, President Trump tweeted that both he and the First Lady had tested positive for the coronavirus. That afternoon, he took Marine One to Walter Reed military hospital. Now, numerous members of the Republican Party and the President's campaign staff have also tested positive for the virus. This is a turning point - not just for the upcoming election, but for the Supreme Court confirmation process - and for this country. That's why we wanted to bring you a special round table conversation from our newsroom, about what and how we're thinking about this developing story. Guests: Axios' Mike Allen, Margaret Talev and Alayna Treene. Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Wu, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: America's new clear, present dangers Is the campaign over? White House staff frustrated by lack of info Trump tests positive for coronavirus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Just 72 hours into the diagnosis now, the first week of COVID in a particular day 7 to 10 of the most critical,
0:07.0	at this time the team and I are extremely happy with the progress the President has made.
0:11.0	Good morning and welcome to Axios today.
0:16.1	It's Saturday, October 3rd.
0:18.2	I'm Naila Boodoo and I'm joining you for a special bonus episode.
0:22.4	That's because Friday afternoon President Trump headed to Walter Reed Military Hospital.
0:26.7	The White House says he'll be working there for the next few days after he tested positive for the
0:31.8	coronavirus.
0:33.0	And you just heard the president's doctor saying he thinks he's doing very well.
0:37.0	But it's not just the president and the first lady who have COVID-19.
0:41.0	This is a turning point, not just for the upcoming election, but for the Supreme Court confirmation process and for this country.
0:48.0	Which is why we wanted to bring you a special conversation to frame our thoughts right now on this developing
0:54.0	story. And to do that I'm joined by Axios co-founder Mike Allen. Good morning
0:58.6	Mike. Good morning, Nia. White House and Politics Editor Margaret
1:01.9	Talib.
1:02.5	Good morning, Margaret.
1:03.5	Good morning, Nyla.
1:04.7	And White House reporter, Elena Trine.
1:07.7	Good morning, Elena.
1:09.4	Good morning.
1:10.3	Since our last Axios today episode yesterday morning, which frankly feels like years ago at this point,
1:16.0	now we have a lot more information, not just about President Trump who is currently being hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center,
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