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Trump Tests Positive for Covid, Roiling Campaign and White House

First Lady has also tested positive, Trump says on Twitter
Pence and his wife, Karen, tested negative, his office says

Video player cover image — WATCH: President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for Covid-19 .Bloomberg’s Kathleen Hunter reports.Daybreak: Europe.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Jordan Fabian and

Jennifer Jacobs

October 2, 2020, 4:57 AM UTCUpdated onOctober 2, 2020, 12:12 PM UTC

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U.S. President Donald Trump said early Friday that he has tested positive for coronavirus along with his wife and one of his closest aides, throwing an already volatile campaign into deeper disarray just one month before the election.