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Trump tests positive for coronavirus

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for Covid-19 early on October 2, 2020, after senior aide Hope Hicks who travelled with the couple fell ill.

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14 August, 2024

Donald Trump and Joe Biden. File photo: AFP

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Biden and Trump: a tale of 2 presidents with Covid-19

Joe Biden isn’t the first US president to get Covid-19. That dubious honour goes to his predecessor, Donald Trump. But this time, things are different.

22 Jul 2022 - 3:37PMvideocam

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Trump calls out ‘gutless’ politicians who won’t say they got booster shots

13 Jan 2022 - 5:55AMvideocam

Trump’s blood oxygen level was ‘dangerously low’ when he had Covid-19

7 Dec 2021 - 2:19PMvideocam

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Trump tested positive for Covid-19 before Biden debate, former aide says

Ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows says in his memoir that the president had a positive test and mild symptoms, but got a negative result from a second test.

2 Dec 2021 - 12:56AM

US President Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential in Cleveland, Ohio, in September 2020. Photo: AFP

Trump’s tweets silenced: has Twitter lost its best advertisement?

The Donald’s unhinged and ungrammatical diatribes got him all the way to the White House and launched a thousand memes – will we secretly miss them?

12 Jan 2021 - 11:00AM

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Rudy Giuliani in hospital after positive Covid-19 test

Rudy Giuliani is the latest member of US President Donald Trump’s circle to test positive for coronavirus.

7 Dec 2020 - 9:08PMvideocam

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Donald Trump Jnr says he is spending his quarantine ‘polishing his guns’

Trump Jnr asked his Instagram followers for movie and book recommendations, saying ‘there’s only so many guns I can clean before that gets boring’.

22 Nov 2020 - 4:58AM

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Donald Trump Jnr tests positive for coronavirus

The US president’s son is asymptomatic for Covid-19, according to a spokesman.

21 Nov 2020 - 3:11PMvideocam

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Dozens of Donald Trump’s Secret Service officers infected with Covid-19

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the latest outbreak was further proof of ‘Trump’s reckless campaign schedule’.

14 Nov 2020 - 9:43PMvideocam

Trump loyalists hit by new coronavirus wave after election party

Latest cases in US president’s orbit include long-time adviser Corey Lewandowski and Republican lobbyist Jeff Miller.

13 Nov 2020 - 10:26PMvideocam

Trump campaign adviser Corey Lewandowski (centre), with former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi (right), speaks outside the Pennsylvania Convention Centre on November 5. Photo: AFP

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Was Trump election night party a virus spreader event?

Donald Trump’s chief of staff, who has tested positive for coronavirus, was among more than 100 guests at White House party.

9 Nov 2020 - 9:52PMvideocam

More than 100 guests attended US President Donald Trump’s election night party at the White House. Photo: Bloomberg

Trump administration to announce new ban on asylum requests

The initiative is part of a broader push to restrict immigration flows into the US.

31 Oct 2020 - 10:55PM

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Regeneron’s anti-Covid-19 cocktail reduces viral load, need for medical care

Patients on therapy, which US President Donald Trump also received, were 57 per cent less likely to need medical care within month of treatment, trial shows.

29 Oct 2020 - 10:33PMvideocam

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Trump plans second event for Barrett despite first being linked to outbreak

White House preparing to celebrate judge’s expected confirmation to US Supreme Court by Republican Senate.

27 Oct 2020 - 5:04AMvideocam

Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks after being introduced by US President Donald Trump during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in September. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Politico | Paranoia and blame in Trumpworld as election approaches

Accusations are flying in all directions and about all manner of topics.

26 Oct 2020 - 10:51AMvideocam

President Donald Trump talks with reporters aboard Air Force One. Photo: AP

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White House chief of staff: ‘We’re not going to control’ coronavirus

Asked why the US won’t get control of the pandemic, Meadows said, ‘Because it is a contagious virus, just like the flu’.

26 Oct 2020 - 11:04PM

US presidential election 2020

Politico | A day-by-day guide of what could happen if US election goes bad

Election experts game out the chaos that could unfold in the minutes, hours and days after the last ballot is cast.

25 Oct 2020 - 10:17AMvideocam

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Gilead’s Remdesivir is first coronavirus drug to get FDA approval

Antiviral therapy has been widely used in hospitalised Covid-19 patients and was given to Trump after he tested positive earlier this month.

23 Oct 2020 - 10:10PM

A bottle containing Remdesivir is held by a health worker in Debrecen, Hungary on October 15. Photo: MTI via AP

US presidential election 2020

Obama stumps for Biden, launching blistering attack on Trump

Ex-US president returns to campaign trail in support of his former running mate, with less than two weeks to go before Election Day.

22 Oct 2020 - 2:00PMvideocam

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Opinion | What Michigan’s Covid-19 experience says about Trump’s re-election hopes

Most voters in the Midwestern state broadly support coronavirus restrictions, with surveys suggesting the pandemic is the top issue in the election.

22 Oct 2020 - 2:45AMvideocam

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Melania Trump skips rally due to ‘lingering cough’ after Covid-19 infection

First lady was originally to attend event with Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, her first such appearance in more than a year.

21 Oct 2020 - 5:15AMvideocam

“Out of an abundance of caution”, first lady Melania Trump will not be travelling to Pennsylvania to appear with US President Donald Trump, her spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

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Twitter deletes Trump health adviser’s claim that masks don’t work

Social media company says post by Scott Atlas, which linked to article arguing against effectiveness of face coverings, violated rule against sharing false information.

19 Oct 2020 - 10:41PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump takes his mask off before speaking from the South Portico of the White House on October 10. Photo: AFP

US power advantage over China declines in wake of coronavirus pandemic

America still on top of Asia power index, but drops in economic capability and diplomatic influence narrow gap with mainland, thanks to ‘the consequences of a failure in global leadership’.

18 Oct 2020 - 10:18PMvideocam

Melania Trump lashes out at media over coverage of fall-out with friend

The first lady, who recently recovered from Covid-19, claims Wolkoff ‘hardly knew me’.

17 Oct 2020 - 7:58AMvideocam

US presidential election 2020

Trump defends Covid-19 plan as he and Biden square off in separate town halls

Trump also dodged questions about his tax returns and refused to denounce the QAnon conspiracy that Democrats are part of a global paedophile ring.

17 Oct 2020 - 7:12AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump at the NBC News Town Hall in Miami on October 15, 2020. Photo: AP

US presidential election 2020

Politico | Trump slams NBC for ‘setting him up’ ahead of duelling town halls with Biden

US president says network’s previous event with his Democratic rival featured questions even a child – such as his teenage son Barron Trump – could answer.

16 Oct 2020 - 5:07AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on Thursday. Photo: AP

US presidential election 2020

Passenger on Joe Biden’s campaign plane tests positive for coronavirus

Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris has cancelled campaign plans after two of her staff members caught Covid-19.

17 Oct 2020 - 7:12AM

Did Melania’s healthy eating beat Trump’s drugs?

The president’s wife credits vitamins, good food and fresh air for recovery from Covid-19 – none are specifically known to help though Dr Anthony Fauci suggests vitamin D

16 Oct 2020 - 10:27AM

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