U.S. President Trump Tweets That He And Melania Tested Positive For COVID-19 And Immediately Began Quarantine At The White House

Trump tweeted just before midnight on Thursday night that he and his wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19 and began quarantine.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 2, 2020

Washington, D.C. - On Thursday at 11:54p.m. just before midnight, Donald Trump tweeted that both he and his wife tested positive for the Coronavirus. Also, White House advisor Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19, including Nick Luna who serves as Trump's personal attendant.

COVID-19 is not a Democrat hoax: Trump and Melania began a 14-day quarantine immediately at the White House after testing positive for COVID-19, the deadly virus that has killed 208,000 in the country and 7.31M positive cases have been reported in the U.S.

Update: Trump was taken to the Walter Reed Military Medical Center on late afternoon on Friday after testing positive on Thursday for COVID-19 and becoming ill. The list of those GOPMAGAs infected with COVID-19 is increasing making it the recent GOPMAGA (COVID-19) virus surge within the Republican Party of Trump.

Trump is facing uncertainty within the next 7 days during COVID-19 phase 2 due to his age, obesity and high blood pressure including other underlying health conditions not made public.

Also, Former WH counselor Kellyanne Conway tested positive for COVID-19 after meeting with Trump earlier in the week before the debate with Biden.

According to Forbes, 

 • Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tested positive on Wednesday. 

• Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) tested positive on Thursday. 

 • Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) tested positive on Friday. 

 • University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins on Friday told students and faculty he tested positive. 

 • Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien tested positive Friday, Politico reported. 

 • Three journalists who work at the White House and one staff member reportedly tested positive on Friday, according to memos from the White House Correspondents Association.

Chris Christie (R) also confirmed that he has checked himself into a hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, the former New Jersey governor disclosed on Twitter Saturday, Bloomberg reported. Christie helped Trump prepare for the debate and attended the nomination announcement of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court at the WH Rose Garden.

Non-WH related: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the third senator to announce in the past two days that they had contracted the virus, the Hill reported. 

Johnson's office said in a statement on Saturday that he was exposed to an individual on Sept. 29 who has since tested positive for the virus.

Kayleigh McEnany, White House press secretary tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller has confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and currently is in self-quarantine. 

Crede Bailey, the head of the White House security office is suffering from COVID-19, since September.

Trump’s son, Barron tested positive for COVID-19 as well, according to Melania.