President Donald Trump, 74, and his wife First Lady Melania Trump, 50, have tested positive for the Coronavirus, he announced on Twitter early Friday October 2, 2020.
The tweet said,
“Tonight, The First Lady and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!”
One of the president’s closest senior advisers, Hope Hicks, tested positive for the Coronavirus a day before on October 1. The President says he and the First Lady are in the quarantine process.
The president has held campaign rallies around the nation for months. Trump even down played wearing a mask earlier this year.
