Who Infected President Trump With The Covid-19 Coronavirus?

President Donald Trump, who played down the threat of the coronavirus pandemic for months, said October 2 that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19 and were going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House. "We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!" the president said in a tweet. REUTERS/Carlos 

Barria Gloabl News/AP: Here’s what Trump did leading up to positive coronavirus test 

With just a month to go until the election, U.S. President Donald Trump had a busy schedule during the week the coronavirus hit home with him. Trump tweeted early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. 

Monday 

 * Trump surveys a truck produced by Lordstown Motors on the White House South Lawn at an event attended by two members of Congress and three representatives from the Lordstown, Ohio, manufacturer. 

 * Trump holds a Rose Garden event to announce an administration effort to distribute millions of coronavirus test kits to states. The event is attended by administration officials including Vice President Mike Pence, members of Congress and state officials. 

Tuesday 

 * Trump travels to Cleveland for a 90-minute presidential debate against Democratic rival Joe Biden. The two men are both tested ahead of the debate and stand behind lecterns positioned a good distance from one another. They do not wear masks during the faceoff. 

 * White House aide Hope Hicks is part of a large entourage that travels to Ohio with Trump aboard Air Force One for the debate, including members of the Trump family. Trump’s adult children and senior staff do not wear masks during the debate, violating host rules. 

Wednesday 

* Trump travels to Minnesota for a fundraiser at a private home in suburban Minneapolis and an outdoor rally in Duluth. 

 * Hicks is among the White House aides who accompany Trump on the trip. She feels unwell on the return trip and isolates herself aboard Air Force One. 

Thursday 

 * Hicks tests positive for the coronavirus. 

 * Trump flies to his Bedminster resort in New Jersey for a private fundraiser. Several aides who were in proximity to Hicks scrap plans to accompany Trump. Trump announces in an evening interview on Fox News that he and the first lady are being tested for the coronavirus. He later tweets that they will “begin our quarantine process!” 

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WNU Editor: The focus on who infected him is on Presidential aide Hope Hicks. But it could be anyone. Including the Secret Service who apparently are having their own Covid-19 outbreak .... Trump’s Secret Service Has Struggled With Outbreak at Training Center (New York Times). And then there is the big question that no one is asking. Was he infected deliberately?

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