Hello, I'm Nula McGovern on the BBC World Service, and this is BBC OS, US election conversations,

testing positive for COVID-19. 19.

As the President of the United States recovers from coronavirus,

we hear from Americans thrilled by Donald Trump's show of strength against COVID-19 and others less enamored by his attitude.

Having had loved ones who have died from COVID, I wouldn't wish it on anyone, but I also share in that kind of sense of outrage and

disappointment in his cavalier treatment of seriousness of this

coronavirus continues to be at the center of this election campaign

and in no small part because of President Trump's three-day stay at the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C.

after testing positive for the virus.

There was the presidential motorcade in order for him to give a brief wave to supporters

and then that choreographed returned to the White House the removal of his mask, a salute on the balcony

before walking inside to make a video.

I stood out front, I led.

Nobody that's a leader would not do what I did.

And I know there's a risk, there's a danger, but that's okay. And now I'm better and maybe I'm immune. I don't know. But don't let it dominate your lives. Get out there. Be careful. We have the best medicines in the world and it all happened

very shortly and they're all getting approved and the vaccines are coming

momentarily. The video, much like the president, divided opinion and it ensured the issue of the

government's pandemic response remained to the fore. For Trump supporters, the issue could not

be clearer.

Let's hear from 64-year-old Vicky in Alabama who voted for President Obama in 2008,

but later changed sides and voted Trump at the last election.

21-year-old Owen, who represents Santa Clara University College Republicans in California,

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