US President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid, he has just announced on Twitter. The president tweeted:
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
Pictured is Hope Hicks, long-time close advisor of President Trump. It was reported earlier that she acquired a positive Covid-19 result. She has accompanied him repetitiously this week, including at the first Trump vs. Biden debate on Tuesday. The President and First Lady had already been ordered to quarantine before their results came back.
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