Good morning. I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily

2002 for Tuesday, October 13th. In today's news, an acrimonious Supreme Court

confirmation hearing gets underway.

A COVID-19 reinfection in Nevada adds to questions about immunity.

And John McCain's mom passes away at 108.

She was a real spitfire.

But first, the big idea.

Few masks were inside on Monday,

as President Trump returned to the campaign trail and once again downplayed the coronavirus.

The President criticized public health guidance, saying the cure cannot be worse than the problem itself.

If you want to get out there, he said, get out there.

Trump dubiously claimed that he is now immune,

though none of his doctors have said that.

And he added, quote, this is a real quote,

I feel so powerful, I'll walk into that audience,

I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience,

I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women,

everybody, I'll just give you a fat kiss.

Trump's returned to the campaign trail with back to back to back rallies for the rest of the week

is being entirely driven by Trump himself.

His schedule so far reflects the frenetic energy of a man

trying to not just outrun a deadly illness but outrun looming electoral defeat.

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