President Trump revealed early Friday morning that he and the first lady, Melania Trump, had tested positive for the coronavirus, throwing the nation\u2019s leadership into uncertainty and escalating the crisis posed by a pandemic that has already killed more than 207,000 Americans and devastated the economy.<\/p>\n
Mr. Trump, who for months has played down the seriousness of the virus and hours earlier on Thursday night told an audience that \u201cthe end of the pandemic is in sight,\u201d will quarantine in the White House for an unspecified period of time, forcing him to withdraw at least temporarily from the campaign trail only 32 days before the election on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n
The dramatic disclosure came in a Twitter message just before 1 a.m. after a suspenseful evening following reports that Mr. Trump\u2019s close adviser Hope Hicks had tested positive. In her own tweet about 30 minutes later, Mrs. Trump wrote that the first couple were \u201cfeeling good,\u201d but the White House did not say whether they were experiencing symptoms. The president\u2019s physician said he could carry out his duties \u201cwithout disruption\u201d from the Executive Mansion.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Breaking News: President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, throwing the nation\u2019s leadership and his re-election campaign into uncertainty.https:\/\/t.co\/GJjHpsPamk<\/a><\/p>\n — The New York Times (@nytimes) October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n