President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania tested positive for COVID-19 and will begin the quarantine process.
He announced their situation via Twitter around 9:54 PM Thursday Pacific Time or 12:54 AM Friday, Eastern Time.
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
Earlier, Pres. Trump tweeted that his senior White House adviser, Hope Hicks tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible! The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Hicks tested negative on Wednesday morning before she went to Minnesota where Pres. Trump conducted a political rally. She was reportedly showing minor symptoms late Wednesday and was quarantined on Air Force One on their flight back to the White House. On Thursday morning, her test came back positive, according to NBC News based on information from a source familiar with the matter.
