United States’ President Donald Trump and wife Melania have tested positive for COVID-19 after his adviser and confidant Hope Hicks tested positive for the coronavirus.
President Trump confirmed the development in a tweet on Friday.
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Hicks traveled with Trump aboard Air Force One to and from his debate with former Vice President Joe Biden on September 29, according to Bloomberg News. She was also in close contact with White House adviser Stephen Miller and campaign adviser Jason Miller when she was not wearing a mask.
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