President Donald Trump & First Lady Melania Trump Test Positive COVID-19

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump announced Thursday night that he was tested positive for COVID-19 and that they are going into quarantine.

Close adviser Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Hicks traveled with Trump to the presidential debate in Cleveland on Tuesday night on Air Force One and to a campaign rally in Minnesota on Wednesday,

The president said he will continue carry out the duties of the presidency during his quarantine period.

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