Shortly after 1 a.m., on Friday October 1, 2020 Trump tweeted that he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19.
An infected Donald Trump returned to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and is once again taking up residence in the Oval Office according to Larry Kudlow. No one had answered the question as to when the president last tested negative before his positive COVID-19 test on Thursday October 1, 2020.
He might have been infected at the Rose Garden event he held for Amy Coney Barrett on September 26, 2020. At least 11 people who attended that event have contracted the virus. hundreds of people were packed together on the south lawn with few choosing to wear masks. No contact tracing has been done by the White House for those infected.
On September 29, 2020 Trump flew to the presidential debate where he arrived late and didn’t not test for the virus. Moderator Chris Wallace said they relied on the honor system to hope that Trump had been tested. His family in the audience also refused to wear masks. Joe Biden and his group at the debate all tested negative so far.
On September 30, 2020 Trump flew to Minnesota for a fundraiser and an outdoor rally. Hope Hicks, one of his closest aides, reportedly started to feel unwell and tried to isolate on the Air Force One ride back to Washington. Think of how hard it would be to “isolate” on a plane ride. Hope Hicks received a positive COVID-19 test on Thursday October 1, 2020.
Trump plans to have a public event at the White House on Saturday October 10, 2020. He plans to stand Evita Style on the balcony and spray the crowd of several hundred people with is words and droplets. He will be socially distanced up on the balcony but they will not. He has claimed to have made a full recovery and that he is immune to the virus, but he was coughing up a lung on a FOX news interview with Sean Hannity.
34 people close to the White House have been reported to be infected by COVID-19. Trump’s return is reckless putting his entire staff at risk. There are about 90 people who work in the White House, so not everyone is exposed just yet. Not everyone comes in to direct contact with the infected first family. Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reported she would not say how many White House staff are infected, citing privacy concerns. Kayleigh is infected. Any staff that come close to the president must wear full PPE. “Isolation carts” with PPE are being set up with gowns, masks and goggles for any staff who come within six feet of the president, senior administration officials said.
On Sunday October 4, 2020 Trump put two secret service agents at risk by having them take him on a joy ride in an SUV as they drove him outside the hospital to wave to supporters. He wore a mask, and the agents wore masks and protective smocks. Even with the PPE they were at risk being in the hermetically sealed vehicle with the infected president.
Oh yes, raccoons are taking over the White House. Since the place is so quiet masked marauders have returned and are attacking reporters outside the building. Unlike Trump they are always masked.