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Donald Trump has been infected with the corona virus - what does that mean for the US election campaign?

2020-10-03T14:23:42.105Z


A message went around the world on Friday morning: Donald Trump tested positive for the corona virus - shortly before the US election. How is the election campaign going on now?


A message went around the world on Friday morning: Donald Trump tested positive for the corona virus - shortly before the US election.

How is the election campaign going on now?

  • Donald Trump was

    infected

    with the

    corona

    virus.

  • The

    election campaign

    continues.

  • Large events

    with many people and

    appearances without a mask

    are likely to become fewer now.

Washington -

Donald Trump

has dealt with the

coronavirus

infected - and that in the middle of the election campaign for the US presidency.

The US is on the home stretch for the November 3rd election, in which Trump is running for a second term.

He competes against the Democrat

Joe Biden

.

The

corona

pandemic

, which is by no means under control in the USA, had turned the election campaign on its head anyway.

In the coming days, the

74-year-

old incumbent had planned numerous appearances, some of them large events.

Despite the pandemic, thousands of followers had taken part in such events in recent weeks.

As long as Donald

Trump is

in quarantine, future

events

are likely to be

canceled, or at least take place in another form.

Bitter for Trump, who otherwise benefits from the charisma of the charged events with his supporters.

+

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania tested positive for the coronavirus.

© Brendan Smialowski / AFP

Trump infected with corona: personal physician says the president can continue to fulfill obligations

Trump's personal

physician Sean Conley

said

Donald and Melania Trump

are doing well.

"Rest assured that I expect the president to continue to perform his duties uninterruptedly while he recovers." If

Trump is

no longer in office, Vice President

Mike Pence will

stand by

.

In the

corona pandemic,

Trump is

repeatedly accused of not taking the threat posed by the virus seriously.

He usually does not wear a mask in public and has repeatedly made derogatory comments about his Democratic challenger

Joe Biden

's wearing masks

- most recently on Tuesday at the first television duel.

It remains to be seen whether Trump will put on a mask more often.

Corona: Trump tested positive - press spokeswoman comments

"Your President will continue to put the people first," wrote White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany on Twitter, pleading for the cohesion of the nation: "America stands united".

The power of the whole country is with President Trump and the First Lady.

The strength of the entire country is with President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS.



America stands united.



Our country stands strong.



Your President will continue to put the people first!

- Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) October 2, 2020

Pence

wished Trump a speedy recovery.

“We join the millions across America who are praying for a full and speedy recovery.

God bless you, President Trump & our wonderful First Lady Melania, ”he tweeted on behalf of his wife Karen.

Karen and I send our love and prayers to our dear friends President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS Melania Trump.

We join millions across America praying for their full and swift recovery.

God bless you President Trump & our wonderful First Lady Melania.

- Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) October 2, 2020

On Friday morning, Trump announced on

Twitter

that his corona test and that of First Lady Melania were positive.

Previously,

Trump's

close adviser Hope Hicks tested positive.

The news immediately had a negative impact on the German Dax on Friday morning.

(lb with dpa)

List of rubric lists: © Patrick Semansky / dpa / picture alliance

Source: merkur

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