Savannah Guthrie Pressing on Donald Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis Draws out Strong Response From Social Media
Thursday night's NBC town hall with President Donald Trump saw the president tackling a number of [...]
Trump: I have the best memory. Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV.
Guthrie: Did you take a covid test before the first debate?
Trump: I don't remember.
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) October 16, 2020
I test every 48 hrs B4 I work. I can fully attest to the dates I've been tested, my results & where I've been in between, & I'm just a soap star, NOT THE FREAKIN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Guthrie couldn't get honest answer from Trump about any of it, nor will anyone ever.
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) October 16, 2020
The president had announced his diagnosis in a tweet just after midnight on Oct. 2. In that tweet, he said that both he and First Lady Melania Trump "tested positive for COVID-19." He added, "we will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!"
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Guthrie should’ve asked Trump if he would give his doctors permission to disclose all the test info and other metrics.
— Ivan the K™ (@IvanTheK) October 16, 2020
Narrator: he was not tested that day.
— Formerly MTfromCC (@TMtfromcc) October 16, 2020
It has since been revealed that shortly after they received their positive diagnoses, their 14-year-old son, Barron Trump, also tested positive. According to the first lady, Barron did not experience any symptoms of the virus.
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Wait. He doesn’t remember? Doesn’t he call his opponent names for not remembering?
— medit8now (@medit8now) October 16, 2020
Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.
— Todd Henderson 🤓🌎🤝 (@todd_henderson) October 16, 2020
Although the president confirmed his diagnoses on Oct. 2, questions have remained regarding jut when he had contracted the virus. Senior White House advisor Hope Hicks had tested positive for the virus on Oct. 1 after having fallen ill just the day prior. She had attended the first presidential debate and had also traveled aboard Air Force One with the president just a day later, on the day she began experiencing symptoms.
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“I have the best memory “
— Hal Levine (@halinchap) October 16, 2020
Translation: Nope because if I did I'd certainly say so.
— Gary Scheib (@scheib_gary) October 16, 2020
According to White House physician Dr. Sean Conley, he had "received confirmation that both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus" on the evening on Oct. 1. The couple publicly confirmed their diagnoses just hours later.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the “Best” memory!
— JunieP ❄️🌊 (@Leeskijr) October 16, 2020
So, I thought he had the best memory in the world?
— Russ Hjelm (@HjelmRuss) October 16, 2020
The positive test results of Trump and Hicks marked the first of what would become a string of positive coronavirus diagnoses from the White House. It is unclear when or how each individual contracted the virus, though it had been speculated that a Sept. 26 White House event introducing Trump's Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett could have acted as a "super spreader" event.
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So the man who cant remember important details as to when he was tested wants us to have faith in him running the country. The country that he has already destroyed - Uh no
— boricuabc (@boricuabc2) October 16, 2020
He would definitely have said so if he tested negative and he would have definitely remembered. Will there be any repercussions?
— Bo (@Barbo131) October 16, 2020
On Oct. 13, Dr. Conley confirmed that the president had tested negative for the virus on consecutive days and had other tests taken, including RNA and PCR cycle threshold measurements. He did not specify when the president had received the negative tests.
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What DO you remember?
— Hugothesausagedog (@Hugothesausage1) October 16, 2020
I mean, he lies about everything. It's pathological.
— The Whole Truth (@andberg1) October 16, 2020
Trump has since returned to the campaign trail to make his final push for votes ahead of the election. On Thursday, Hicks joined him on his two-day trip to North Carolina and Florida. Many of those accompanying the president were seen not wearing face masks.
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