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President Donald Trump tweets he and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19

"DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ MASKS (HOPE HICKS EDITION)"

By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, Betsy Klein, Jim Acosta and Paul LeBlanc, CNN

Updated 0535 GMT (1335 HKT) October 2, 2020
President Trump, first lady have tested positive for Covid-19

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Hicks has traveled with the President multiple times recently, including to the debate in Cleveland on Tuesday, and was seen boarding Marine One, along with several other of the President's closest aides -- Jared Kushner, Dan Scavino and Nicholas Luna -- none of whom wore masks, on Wednesday as Trump was heading to a campaign rally in Minnesota.

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News of Hicks' positive test comes amid continued efforts by the Trump administration to blatantly disregard science and best public health practices during the pandemic, with West Wing staff actively eschewing masks and the President defying recommendations from his own coronavirus task force, proceeding with a busy schedule of packed campaign ralies. Trump and his key aides have shown little interest in changing practices of his staff to meet the needs of the moment.

Trump, in his Fox News interview, speculated that Hicks could have contracted the virus from an interaction with a supporter.

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"The President takes the health and safety of himself and everyone who works in support of him and the American people very seriously," White House spokesman Judd Deere told CNN in a statement when asked about the level of contact between Hicks and Trump.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/hope-hicks-positive-coronavirus/index.html

Very seriously. That's why none mentioned above were wearing masks.

Bolsonaro and Boris survived it. Good luck to the president.

h/t janice shell - Trump and Melania have tested positive for COVID...
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