Donald Trump's positive coronavirus test came after a barrage of bad headlines for the President
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump's positive coronavirus test came after a barrage of bad headlines for the President

ABC  

US politics has a weird thing known as an "October Surprise". Tapes of Trump admitting to downplaying coronavirus were released "You just breathe the air and that's how it's passed," Trump said on the tapes while being asked about coronavirus. The question was flipped— "is Barrett's nomination good for Trump?" Trump said the story was "fake" and later tweeted that he had paid "many millions of dollars" in taxes. After initially digging in on his debate answer, two days later Trump told Fox News that he condemns "the KKK, I condemn all White supremacists, I condemn the Proud Boys.

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Trump tested COVID-positive pre-debate, ex-aide says in book
3 years, 1 month ago

Trump tested COVID-positive pre-debate, ex-aide says in book

Associated Press  

Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 three days before his first presidential debate in September 2020 with Joe Biden, according to a new book by Trump’s former chief of staff. In “The Chief’s Chief,” obtained by The Guardian before its Dec. 7 release, Mark Meadows writes that the then-president received a negative test shortly after the positive test and resumed …

Trump may have exposed ‘hundreds’ to COVID-19 by hiding his positive test: CNN
3 years, 1 month ago

Trump may have exposed ‘hundreds’ to COVID-19 by hiding his positive test: CNN

Raw Story  

Donald Trump may have exposed hundreds of people to the deadly coronavirus if his former chief of staff is correct that he concealed a positive test result, CNN said Wednesday. "His former chief of staff has said in a new book that Trump tested positive days before the White House at the time, the administration revealed that fact to the …

Trump's COVID bombshell: He was symptomatic three days before debate with Biden
3 years, 1 month ago

Trump's COVID bombshell: He was symptomatic three days before debate with Biden

Salon  

Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 just days before he was slated to debate with then-nominee Joe Biden, according to a forthcoming memoir by Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows. In the book, obtained by The Guardian, Meadows claims that Trump tested positive for the virus less than 72 hours prior to the first presidential debate, a result that would …

New coronavirus case in White House
4 years, 1 month ago

New coronavirus case in White House

Live Mint  

Another White House staffer has tested positive for coronavirus, US media reported Wednesday, the latest case among Donald Trump's administration since last week's election. Political director Brian Jack's diagnosis came over the weekend, after he attended a November 3 election day event at the White House, CNN and the New York Times reported. Another advisor also tested positive, according to …

News orgs prove Trump’s outlandish claim wrong as they continue spotlighting coronavirus
4 years, 1 month ago

News orgs prove Trump’s outlandish claim wrong as they continue spotlighting coronavirus

CNN  

CNN Business — A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Wednesday’s WaPo A1 features a map accompanied by a headline that warns, “Surge shows no sign of easing.” CNN’s homepage is featuring a story with a headline that reads, “Coronavirus hospitalizations in US reach an all-time high with more than 60,000.” And NYT’s homepage focuses …

On the day before the US election, the coronavirus pandemic is the worst it has ever been in the country
4 years, 2 months ago

On the day before the US election, the coronavirus pandemic is the worst it has ever been in the country

ABC  

The ebbs and flows of the coronavirus pandemic have set the rhythm in the US in 2020, a year that was expected to focus on the race for the White House. Since the United States recorded its first coronavirus case in January, Donald Trump has declared dozens of times that the virus will simply "go away". At least 31 states …

Fact check: Trump continues to falsely claim that spike in coronavirus cases is due to heightened testing
4 years, 2 months ago

Fact check: Trump continues to falsely claim that spike in coronavirus cases is due to heightened testing

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump has claimed over and over in the past week – at campaign rallies, on Twitter and in an interview with “60 Minutes” – that the US is only seeing so many coronavirus cases because the country is doing so much testing. “To say that cases aren’t actually increasing is to deny reality,” Dr. Tom …

Coronavirus vaccine ready, coming in weeks, claims Donald Trump at US presidential debate
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus vaccine ready, coming in weeks, claims Donald Trump at US presidential debate

India Today  

In a tall claim, Donald Trump said that a coronavirus vaccine is ready and will be coming 'within weeks'. "We have a vaccine that's coming, it's ready, it's going to be announced within weeks," news agency AFP quoted Trump as saying. Donald Trump says 'learn to live with' coronavirus During the debate, Donald Trump advocated opening up the country and …

October 10 coronavirus news
4 years, 3 months ago

October 10 coronavirus news

CNN  

President Donald Trump’s doctor on Saturday said he’s met criteria from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to leave isolation. Here’s why: People can continue to test positive even though they’re no longer infectious Research has shown that PCR tests can still pick up pieces of genetic material from the virus long after someone has recovered. Even though …

Donald Trump fears coronavirus: Urgency US president showed in seeking treatment puts paid to lies about pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump fears coronavirus: Urgency US president showed in seeking treatment puts paid to lies about pandemic

Firstpost  

The facts of Trump’s experience with coronavirus, including how how quickly it sickened him to the point of requiring intensive medical care, are the best tools to fight the misinformation campaign against COVID-19 Something momentous happened late last week, a brief pinprick of clarity piercing through the haze: President Donald Trump finally showed Americans the truth about the coronavirus. But …

How Donald Trump’s COVID-19 illness unfolded: A timeline
4 years, 3 months ago

How Donald Trump’s COVID-19 illness unfolded: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

What we know, and do not know, about President Donald Trump’s bout with COVID-19 after he tested positive on October 1. October 8, 19:00 ET – Trump clear to return to campaign as soon as Saturday: White House physician President Trump’s physician Dr. Sean Conley released a statement through the White House communications office saying Trump has continued to “respond …

Analysis: The Trump presidency is now the coronavirus presidency
4 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: The Trump presidency is now the coronavirus presidency

Al Jazeera  

The virus is likely to determine Trump’s political fate, despite his efforts to avoid just that. For better or for worse, and despite US President Donald Trump’s efforts, coronavirus and Trump are forever entwined: It has defined his presidency and may likely decide his political fate. He bulldozed his way through a widely-panned first presidential debate with Biden last week, …

Coronavirus | Ignoring concerns, Donald Trump takes a car ride
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | Ignoring concerns, Donald Trump takes a car ride

The Hindu  

Infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday to salute cheering supporters, a move that disregarded precautions meant to contain the deadly virus that has forced his hospitalisation and killed more than 2,09,000 Americans. The move capped a weekend of contradictions that fuelled confusion about Mr. Trump’s health, which has imperilled the leadership of …

How Trump's Coronavirus Infection Changes The Campaign's Final Weeks
4 years, 3 months ago

How Trump's Coronavirus Infection Changes The Campaign's Final Weeks

NPR  

How Trump's Coronavirus Infection Changes The Campaign's Final Weeks Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Updated at 7:59 p.m. Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who debated Trump on Tuesday night, about 48 hours before the president disclosed his positive coronavirus test, is navigating how to campaign effectively while his opponent is in the hospital. Sponsor …

Timeline of Trump’s activities in week coronavirus hit home
4 years, 3 months ago

Timeline of Trump’s activities in week coronavirus hit home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With just a month to go until the election, President Donald Trump had a busy schedule in the week before the coronavirus hit home with him. — White House aide Hope Hicks is part of a large entourage that travels to Ohio with Trump aboard Air Force One for the debate, including members of the Trump family. White …

Donald Trump coronavirus update: Reports say next 48 hours critical, Trump says feeling much better now
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump coronavirus update: Reports say next 48 hours critical, Trump says feeling much better now

India Today  

Amid contradictory reports on his health, US President Donald Trump on Saturday night released a video statement saying he feels "much better" now and will be back soon. The information provided by anonymous sources close to the White House to the Associated Press and the New York Times contradicts the statement made by Donald Trump's doctors on Saturday. Besides this, …

White House Official Calls Next 48 Hours 'Critical' For Trump's Care
4 years, 3 months ago

White House Official Calls Next 48 Hours 'Critical' For Trump's Care

NPR  

White House Official Calls Next 48 Hours 'Critical' For Trump's Care Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 4:39 p.m. Speaking outside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where Trump was taken Friday evening, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley made reference to "72 hours into the diagnosis." A …

Trump Gives Video Update On His Health: Next Couple Days Are 'The Real Test'
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump Gives Video Update On His Health: Next Couple Days Are 'The Real Test'

NPR  

Trump Gives Video Update On His Health: Next Couple Days Are 'The Real Test' Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 9:59 p.m. Sponsor Message "You don't know, over the next period of a few days, I guess that's the real test, so we'll be seeing what happens over those next couple — next …

What We Know About Trump Contracting The Coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

What We Know About Trump Contracting The Coronavirus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump announced early Friday that both he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus, and that they will currently self-isolate. Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee, tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday, according to the White House. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has tested negative, according to the White House., …

Election 2020 Today: Trump contracts COVID-19, globe reacts
4 years, 3 months ago

Election 2020 Today: Trump contracts COVID-19, globe reacts

Associated Press  

Here’s what’s happening Friday in Election 2020, 32 days until Election Day: HOW TO VOTE: AP’s state-by-state interactive has details on how to vote in this election. TODAY’S TOP STORIES: TRUMP CONTRACTS COVID-19: President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced …

Timeline of Donald Trump’s activities in week coronavirus hit home
4 years, 3 months ago

Timeline of Donald Trump’s activities in week coronavirus hit home

The Hindu  

With just a month to go until the election, U.S. President Donald Trump had a busy schedule during the week the coronavirus hit home with him. MONDAY - Mr Trump surveys a truck produced by Lordstown Motors on the White House South Lawn at an event attended by two members of Congress and three representatives from the Lordstown, Ohio, manufacturer. …

The Trumps Have Coronavirus. What Happens Next?
4 years, 3 months ago

The Trumps Have Coronavirus. What Happens Next?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The president has repeatedly downplayed the threat of the coronavirus, even as more than 200,000 Americans have died, but experts have warned that at 74 he is already at a higher risk of falling seriously ill. Here’s what we know so far: Who takes over if Trump is too ill to work? U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, …

Timeline of Trump’s activities in the week coronavirus hit home
4 years, 3 months ago

Timeline of Trump’s activities in the week coronavirus hit home

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With just a month …

Trump Testing Positive for Covid-19 Reminds Twitter of When He Called it a 'Hoax'. But Did He?
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump Testing Positive for Covid-19 Reminds Twitter of When He Called it a 'Hoax'. But Did He?

News 18  

On Friday, the world woke up to some shocking news. I also hold extreme resentment and anger to a man who sat idly by as all of us, including myself, lost friends and loved ones as he insisted 1) it was a hoax 2) it would magically disappear and 3) that people who wore masks were fools.— Josh Gad October …

Trump has coronavirus: Celebrities react to the news and criticise president for 'science denial'
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump has coronavirus: Celebrities react to the news and criticise president for 'science denial'

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. GOD", while James Mangold, director of Logan and the forthcoming Indiana Jones 5, simply posted …

Donald Trump Tested Positive for Covid-19 and People are Trying to Cast Satanic Spells on Him via Internet
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump Tested Positive for Covid-19 and People are Trying to Cast Satanic Spells on Him via Internet

News 18  

US President Donald Trump said, “The virus, it virtually affects nobody,” in September. As ironic as the famous last words sound, US President Donald Trump said late on Thursday that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been quarantined after a top aide tested positive for coronavirus, in a shock development that disrupts his …

U.S. President Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

U.S. President Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

With just over a month to go for the Presidential election, U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump announced that they had tested positive for the coronavirus. Mr. Trump announced that he and Ms. Trump had begun their “quarantine process” as news of Ms. Hick’s infection broke and the Trumps awaited their test results. Mr. Biden’s last tweet …

Trump says he and first lady tested positive for coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump says he and first lady tested positive for coronavirus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement that plunges the country deeper into uncertainty just a month before the presidential election. The president’s physician said in a memo that Trump and the first lady, who is 50, “are both well at this time” …

Timeline: How Trump Has Downplayed The Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Timeline: How Trump Has Downplayed The Coronavirus Pandemic

NPR  

Timeline: How Trump Has Downplayed The Coronavirus Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP President Trump, who announced overnight that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, has repeatedly downplayed the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and often contradicted public health experts and members of his own administration in their more grave …

Where Trump Has Been This Past Week Ahead Of Testing Positive For The Coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

Where Trump Has Been This Past Week Ahead Of Testing Positive For The Coronavirus

NPR  

Where Trump Has Been This Past Week Ahead Of Testing Positive For The Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images Updated at 10:34 a.m. Here are some of the places the president has been over the past week: Thursday, Sept. 24 Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty …

What A Positive Coronavirus Test Means For President Trump's Health
4 years, 3 months ago

What A Positive Coronavirus Test Means For President Trump's Health

NPR  

What A Positive Coronavirus Test Means For President Trump's Health Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Updated at 4:30 p.m. Sponsor Message "Older age and obesity are clear risk factors for developing more severe COVID-19," said Raj Gandhi, an infectious diseases physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Sponsor Message As to the president's medical …

Virginia Voters React To Trump's Positive Coronavirus Test
4 years, 3 months ago

Virginia Voters React To Trump's Positive Coronavirus Test

NPR  

Virginia Voters React To Trump's Positive Coronavirus Test Voters at a coffee shop in Virginia Beach react to the news that the president and first lady have tested positive for the coronavirus. NPR's Sarah McCammon has been talking with people in Virginia Beach as they start their day this morning. MCCAMMON: And I've also been hearing from a couple of …

Donald Trump has tested positive for coronavirus. While the US constitution was written before it hit the world, it has a plan for this
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump has tested positive for coronavirus. While the US constitution was written before it hit the world, it has a plan for this

ABC  

With the US the nation worst hit by the global coronavirus pandemic and in the middle of an election campaign, the news that its leader, Donald Trump, has also contracted the virus will be unsettling for many. Mr Trump is not the first leader to have tested positive to the coronavirus — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazil's President …

Trump promises US coronavirus vaccine soon: US election updates
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump promises US coronavirus vaccine soon: US election updates

Al Jazeera  

Biden said Trump’s response to the pandemic “utterly disqualifying” for the presidency. 17:35 ET – Trump: Coronavirus vaccine likely to be approved in October “We’re very close to that vaccine as you know, closer than most people want to say or certainly than most people understand,” President Trump said at a White House news conference. 14:15 ET – White House …

Coronavirus | Donald Trump says vaccine could be ready in a month
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | Donald Trump says vaccine could be ready in a month

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that a COVID-19 vaccine may be available within a month but added that the pandemic could go away by itself. “We’re within weeks of getting it you know — could be three weeks, four weeks.” Only hours earlier, speaking to Fox News, Mr. Trump had said a vaccine could come in “four weeks, …

‘No way to spin that’: Mitt Romney blames Trump administration for surge in US coronavirus deaths
4 years, 4 months ago

‘No way to spin that’: Mitt Romney blames Trump administration for surge in US coronavirus deaths

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In mid-May, he criticised the Trump administration’s early coronavirus testing rollout, saying the administration …

Donald Trump was warned about a pandemic 3 months before Covid struck: Report
4 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump was warned about a pandemic 3 months before Covid struck: Report

India Today  

Could US President Donald Trump have known about the an impending coronavirus pandemic as early as September 2019? In September 2019, as the world lived on, unsuspecting of the novel coronavirus, a team of top economists in the Donald Trump administration had warned the US president about the looming dangers of a pandemic outbreak. According to CNN, Philipson said his …

Donald Trump uses July 4th address to put forward a dangerously misleading claim
4 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump uses July 4th address to put forward a dangerously misleading claim

CNN  

CNN — As the nation marked a somber Fourth of July with many Americans confined to their homes amid an alarming rise in coronavirus cases, President Donald Trump used his stage on the White House’s South Lawn Saturday to put forward a mystifying – and dangerously misleading claim – that 99% of coronavirus cases in America are “totally harmless.” The …

New coronavirus spike alarms Republicans, but not Trump
4 years, 6 months ago

New coronavirus spike alarms Republicans, but not Trump

LA Times  

The final Thursday in June saw jobless claims top 1 million for a 14th straight week and a frightening spike in coronavirus infections across the Sun Belt, compelling a growing number of Republican governors and members of Congress to issue urgent public health warnings. “The president wants us to believe there’s a choice between the economy and public health,” Biden …

Donald Trump has been suggesting the coronavirus is under control for 156 days now
4 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump has been suggesting the coronavirus is under control for 156 days now

CNN  

CNN — On January 22, President Donald Trump did an interview with CNBC from Davos, Switzerland, where he was asked, for the first time, about the coronavirus in America. “It’s going away,” Trump said of the coronavirus during a speech to a conservative students group in Arizona on Wednesday. A week ago, in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, …

Trump scrambles to suppress inconvenient information with Bolton book and coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump scrambles to suppress inconvenient information with Bolton book and coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — There’s a common motivation in the White House’s attempt to suppress John Bolton’s book and its state of denial over alarming new trends in the coronavirus pandemic: President Donald Trump doesn’t want Americans to see information that could harm him or the narrative he has constructed. They’re in denial,” an official familiar with the work of the White …

Donald Trump Is Acting Like The Coronavirus Is Gone. It Isn’t.
4 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump Is Acting Like The Coronavirus Is Gone. It Isn’t.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Wednesday, the number of U.S. coronavirus cases leapt past 2 million, according to a New York Times database, with outbreaks growing in 21 states and more than a dozen states seeing record surges. His government’s response to the coronavirus, the ballooning economic crisis, and the waves of protests against police violence have sent Trump’s overall approval …

Trump news live: Latest coronavirus updates as president smears vaccine whistleblower in Twitter rant
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump news live: Latest coronavirus updates as president smears vaccine whistleblower in Twitter rant

The Independent  

✕ Close Donald Trump claims that coronavirus has 'very little effect on young people'.mp4 Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Trump to be tested for coronavirus every day
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump to be tested for coronavirus every day

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump has said he will be tested for coronavirus every day after his military aide was found coronavirus positive. Trump said though he had a very contact with the officer found positive for coronavirus but still he would be tested daily for COVID-19 infection. Responding to questions, Trump said he, the vice president and other staff of …

Trump falsely claims he never said US could test 5m a day for Covid-19 ‘very soon’
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump falsely claims he never said US could test 5m a day for Covid-19 ‘very soon’

The Independent  

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An Oral History of the Day Everything Changed
4 years, 8 months ago

An Oral History of the Day Everything Changed

Wired  

In the end, as history will record, the story that would have been the biggest news on Wednesday, March 11—the story that in normal times might have been the biggest headline of the month—will hardly register in America’s memory: That morning, at 11:06 am, a judge sentenced Hollywood super-producer turned super-predator Harvey Weinstein to 23 years in prison on sexual …

Trump Didn't See It Coming: Coronavirus Deaths Increased Tenfold This Month
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump Didn't See It Coming: Coronavirus Deaths Increased Tenfold This Month

NPR  

Trump Didn't See It Coming: Coronavirus Deaths Increased Tenfold This Month Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images A month ago, President Trump went on Fox and downplayed the potential lethality of the novel coronavirus and compared it to the seasonal flu. The day before that Feb. 29 death, Trump claimed it …

Timeline: What Trump Has Said And Done About The Coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Timeline: What Trump Has Said And Done About The Coronavirus

NPR  

Timeline: What Trump Has Said And Done About The Coronavirus Enlarge this image Gage Skidmore/Flickr; Stephen Melkisethian/Flickr; Caroline Amenabar/NPR Gage Skidmore/Flickr; Stephen Melkisethian/Flickr; Caroline Amenabar/NPR Updated Sept. 10 Editor's Note: This timeline has been updated to include comments President Trump made in newly released interviews with journalist Bob Woodward. Trump has gone from downplaying the risk early on, to overselling …

Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is warning that the country could be headed into its “toughest” weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounts, but at the same time he expressed growing impatience with social distancing guidelines and said he’s eager to get the country reopened and its stalled economy back on track. “There will be a lot of death, …

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