cnbc--2020-10-03--Chris Christie tests positive for coronavirus, checks into hospital as precautionary measure

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Briefing Room of the White House on September 27 , 2020 in Washington , DC .
Former New Jersey Gov .
Chris Christie has tested positive for the coronavirus and checked into Morristown Medical Center as a precautionary measure on Saturday afternoon .
`` I just received word that I am positive for COVID-19 .
I want to thank all of my friends and colleagues who have reached out to ask how I was feeling in the last day or two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday .
`` I will be receiving medical attention today and will keep the necessary folks apprised of my condition . ''
`` While I am feeling good and only have mild symptoms , due to my history of asthma we decided this is an important precautionary measure , '' Christie wrote .
Christie 's diagnosis comes as several aides and Senators who attended President Trump 's Supreme Court nomination announcement at the White House last Saturday have since announced positive Covid-19 test results .
President Donald Trump announced early Friday that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive diagnosis and the president was taken to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday .
Christie helped Trump prepare for last week 's presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden and was at the White House ceremony last weekend and said that no one was wearing masks during debate prep .
`` No one was wearing masks in the room when we were prepping the president during that period of time , '' Christie said in an interview on ABC .
`` And the group was about five or six @ @ @ @ @ @

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Briefing Room of the White House on September 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has tested positive for the coronavirus and checked into Morristown Medical Center as a precautionary measure on Saturday afternoon.
"I just received word that I am positive for COVID-19. I want to thank all of my friends and colleagues who have reached out to ask how I was feeling in the last day or two," Christie wrote in a tweet on Saturday. "I will be receiving medical attention today and will keep the necessary folks apprised of my condition."
"While I am feeling good and only have mild symptoms, due to my history of asthma we decided this is an important precautionary measure," Christie wrote.
Christie's diagnosis comes as several aides and Senators who attended President Trump's Supreme Court nomination announcement at the White House last Saturday have since announced positive Covid-19 test results.
President Donald Trump announced early Friday that he and the first lady had a positive diagnosis and the president was taken to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday.
Christie helped Trump prepare for last week's presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden and was at the White House ceremony last weekend and said that no one was wearing masks during debate prep.
"No one was wearing masks in the room when we were prepping the president during that period of time," Christie said in an interview on ABC. "And the group was about five or six people, in total."


cnbc--2020-10-04--Ron Johnson is the third Republican senator to test positive for coronavirus in two days

Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is the third Republican senator to test positive for Covid-19 after President Donald Trump announced early Friday that he and the first lady had a positive diagnosis .
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Mike Lee , R-Utah , and Thom Tillis , R-N.C. , who attended the Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination announcement at the White House last Saturday , have also tested positive for the virus .
Both are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee , which is the panel that will hold hearings on her nomination .
Another Republican senator who was at the Rose Garden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was tested on Saturday .
Hawley confirmed on Twitter that his results returned negative .
He is also a member of the Judiciary Committee .
It is unclear where Johnson contracted the virus , but he was exposed earlier this week to someone who has since tested positive for the virus , according to his office .
The senators ' diagnoses could potentially affect the Senate 's plan to push Barrett 's confirmation through before the Nov. 3 presidential election .
The GOP has a 53-47 edge in the chamber , and two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lisa Murkowski , have said they oppose voting on the nomination before Election Day .
Democrats are calling to delay Barrett 's confirmation hearing , though Republicans have vowed to press forward with the vote .
Sen. Lindsey Graham , R-S.C. , chair of the Judiciary Committee , said on Friday that the hearing will occur on Oct. 12 as planned .
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , R-Ky. , on Saturday said the Senate will not return in full until after Oct. 19 due to health concerns , but confirmation hearings for Barrett @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May , the Judiciary Committee has operated flawlessly through a hybrid method that has seen some Senators appear physically at its hearings while other members have participated virtually , '' McConnell said in a statement .
`` The Committee has utilized this format successfully for many months while protecting the health and safety of all involved . ''
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has criticized Republicans for moving forward with the hearing .
`` The decision to recess the Senate for two weeks after at least three Republican Senators have tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not proceed with business as usual as the virus continues to run rampant , '' Schumer said in a statement on Saturday .
`` If It 's too dangerous to have the Senate in session it is also too dangerous for committee hearings to continue . ''
The number of people in Trump 's orbit who have tested positive for Covid-19 is growing .
Several people who were at the president 's Supreme Court announcement in the Rose Garden last week have tested positive .
Bill Stepien , Trump 's campaign manager , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive on Friday .
Trump was transported to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday `` as a precautionary measure '' following his coronavirus diagnosis and is expected to remain there for several days .
The president has taken his first dose of Remdesivir , an experimental antiviral therapy .

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Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Toni Sandys | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is the third Republican senator to test positive for Covid-19 after President Donald Trump announced early Friday that he and the first lady had a positive diagnosis. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who attended the Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination announcement at the White House last Saturday, have also tested positive for the virus. Both are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is the panel that will hold hearings on her nomination. Another Republican senator who was at the Rose Garden event, Josh Hawley of Missouri, was tested on Saturday. Hawley confirmed on Twitter that his results returned negative. He is also a member of the Judiciary Committee. It is unclear where Johnson contracted the virus, but he was exposed earlier this week to someone who has since tested positive for the virus, according to his office.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., asks a question during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Police Use of Force and Community Relations", in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2020. Tom Williams | Reuters
The senators' diagnoses could potentially affect the Senate's plan to push Barrett's confirmation through before the Nov. 3 presidential election. The GOP has a 53-47 edge in the chamber, and two Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, have said they oppose voting on the nomination before Election Day. Democrats are calling to delay Barrett's confirmation hearing, though Republicans have vowed to press forward with the vote. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chair of the Judiciary Committee, said on Friday that the hearing will occur on Oct. 12 as planned. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Saturday said the Senate will not return in full until after Oct. 19 due to health concerns, but confirmation hearings for Barrett will remain as scheduled. "Since May, the Judiciary Committee has operated flawlessly through a hybrid method that has seen some Senators appear physically at its hearings while other members have participated virtually," McConnell said in a statement. "The Committee has utilized this format successfully for many months while protecting the health and safety of all involved." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has criticized Republicans for moving forward with the hearing. "The decision to recess the Senate for two weeks after at least three Republican Senators have tested positive for COVID-19 makes clear that the Senate cannot proceed with business as usual as the virus continues to run rampant," Schumer said in a statement on Saturday. "If It's too dangerous to have the Senate in session it is also too dangerous for committee hearings to continue."
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) asks questions to James Comey, Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation before the Senate Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing to examine the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation in Washington DC., U.S., September 30, 2020. Ken Cedeno | Reuters


cnbc--2020-10-04--Trump put on steroid recommended for severe Covid-19 cases, even as doctors share upbeat outlook

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows holds the door for Sean Conley ( front C ) , Physician to US President Donald Trump , and other members of the President 's medical team as they arrive to give an update on the President 's health at Walter Reed Medical Center during treatment for a COVID-19 infection October 4 , 2020 , in Bethesda , Maryland .
President Donald Trump 's doctors said Sunday they had begun treating him with dexamethasone , a steroid that has shown promise for critically ill patients but may cause harm to those with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revelation , which came as part of an upbeat briefing on the president 's condition , raised further questions about Trump 's health as the 74-year-old wrestles with the virus that has killed more than 200,000 Americans .
Dr. Nahid Bhadelia , an infectious diseases physician at the Boston University School of Medicine , said the steroid treatment suggests that Trump has a level of inflammation that warrants the use of steroids despite the fact that the drug also suppresses the immune system .
`` That they made a conscious decision that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implies a higher degree of severity than what we knew on Friday and Saturday , '' Bhadelia said in an email .
Another expert , Dr. Vin Gupta , said the doctors ' disclosures may indicate that Trump could be suffering from pneumonia .
`` The treatment the doctors report they administered suggest the president has COVID pneumonia of at least mild severity , '' said Gupta , a member of the faculty at the University of Washington 's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation .
The briefing took place outside the Walter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Maryland , where the president has been treated since Friday .
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said the president 's medical team had begun treating the president with dexamethasone .
The course of treatment came in response to two incidents in which Trump 's blood oxygen levels dipped below normal in recent days .
Conley also said that Trump could be discharged as soon as Monday and said his health was improving .
Bhadelia said she generally would not discharge someone who was just put on steroids .
The Trump medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dire the president 's case is , particularly in light of the caginess that has surrounded details about the president 's health .
According to the World Health Organization , dexamethasone has been shown to reduce 28-day mortality in patients with severe and critical cases of Covid-19 .
In contrast , the organization found , it `` may increase the risk of death when administered to patients with non-severe '' cases of the disease .
The WHO defined severe cases of Covid-19 as causing blood oxygen levels to fall below 90 % .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 95 % or higher .
Rapid breathing or other signs of respiratory distress could also cause a case to be considered severe .
One study cited by the WHO showed that dexamethasone reduced mortality to about 22.9 % compared with 25.7 % for those given usual treatments .
Trump 's doctors declined to say how low the president 's blood oxygen level has fallen , beyond saying that it has not been recorded in the low 80s .
Conley said that Trump 's blood oxygen level was 98 % on Sunday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ FDA from 2017 to 2019 , said that the two drops in the president 's blood oxygen level did not suggest a strong recovery .
`` I am concerned about the O2 because that means his lungs are affected ( COVID-19 is the disease part and now he has that ) , '' Gottlieb said in an email .
He added , `` If they are going to discharge him tomorrow , that would mean he is virus negative .
I do n't think that 's possible . ''
Gottlieb added : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his 'chest imaging had findings that were consistent with his condition ' suggest he could have a pneumonia of his lungs . ''
On Saturday , Conley dodged questions about whether the president had received any supplemental oxygen .
Then , on Sunday , Conley said the president 's oxygen levels fell Friday and Saturday , and he revealed that the president received supplemental oxygen Friday .
It was not clear , however , whether Trump received oxygen Saturday .
When asked about it Sunday , Conley deferred to the nursing staff .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'd have to check with the nursing staff .
I do n't think that — if he did it was very , very limited .
But he 's not on oxygen , '' Conley said .
`` The only oxygen that I ordered that we provided was that Friday morning , initially . ''
The president 's medical team has not been forthcoming about his condition , forcing the public to read between the lines .
`` I did n't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know , it came off that we were trying to hide something , which was n't necessarily true , '' Conley explained on Sunday .
Still , it seemed curious to physicians that the president only needed supplemental oxygen one or two times , in light of the dexamethasone treatment .
The National Institutes of Health Covid-19 treatment guidelines note that dexamethasone has only been shown to have positive effects in patients who require supplemental oxygen .
`` Dexamethasone is an incredibly common steroid .
But not at the high doses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NIH recommends AGAINST using it unless the [ patient ] requires supplemental oxygen , '' wrote Dr. Kavita Patel , a former managing director of clinical transformation at the Center for Health Policy at the Brookings Institution , in a post on Twitter on Sunday .
`` Not on oxygen for a second here or there , '' she wrote .
Disclosure : Scott Gottlieb is a CNBC contributor and is a member of the boards of Pfizer , genetic testing start-up Tempus and biotech company Illumina .
Pfizer has a manufacturing agreement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serves as co-chair of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings′ and Royal Caribbean 's `` Healthy Sail Panel . ''
Correction : This story was updated to reflect that Sean Conley , the president 's physician , did not say whether the president received supplemental oxygen Saturday .

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows holds the door for Sean Conley(front C), Physician to US President Donald Trump, and other members of the President's medical team as they arrive to give an update on the President's health at Walter Reed Medical Center during treatment for a COVID-19 infection October 4, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland.
President Donald Trump's doctors said Sunday they had begun treating him with dexamethasone, a steroid that has shown promise for critically ill patients but may cause harm to those with less severe cases of Covid-19.
The revelation, which came as part of an upbeat briefing on the 74-year-old president's condition, raised further questions about Trump's health as he wrestles with the virus that has killed more than 200,000 Americans.
Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious diseases physician at the Boston University School of Medicine, said the steroid treatment suggests that Trump has a level of inflammation that warrants the use of steroids despite the fact that the drug also suppresses the immune system.
"That they made a conscious decision that the benefit of giving steroids outweighs the risk implies a higher degree of severity than what we knew on Friday and Saturday," Bhadelia said in an email.
Another expert, Dr. Vin Gupta, said the doctors' disclosures may indicate that Trump could be suffering from pneumonia.
"The treatment the doctors report they administered suggest the president has COVID pneumonia of at least mild severity," said Gupta, a member of the faculty at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
The briefing took place outside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where the president has been treated since Friday.
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said the president's medical team had begun treating the president with dexamethasone. The course of treatment came in response to two incidents in which Trump's blood oxygen levels dipped below normal in recent days.
Conley also said that Trump could be discharged as soon as Monday and said his health was improving.
Bhadelia said she generally would not discharge someone who was just put on steroids.
The Trump medical team's announcement complicated assessments of how dire the president's case is, particularly in light of the caginess that has surrounded details about the president's health.
According to the World Health Organization, dexamethasone has been shown to reduce 28-day mortality in patients with severe and critical cases of Covid-19. In contrast, the organization found, it "may increase the risk of death when administered to patients with non-severe" cases of the disease.
The WHO defined severe cases of Covid-19 as causing blood oxygen levels to fall below 90%. Healthy adults generally have blood oxygen levels of 95% or higher. Rapid breathing or other signs of respiratory distress could also cause a case to be considered severe.
One study cited by the WHO showed that dexamethasone reduced mortality to about 22.9% compared with 25.7% for those given usual treatments.
Trump's doctors declined to say how low the president's blood oxygen level has fallen, beyond saying that it has not been recorded in the low 80s. Conley said that Trump's blood oxygen level was 98% on Sunday.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who led the FDA from 2017 to 2019, said that the two drops in the president's blood oxygen level did not suggest a strong recovery.
"I am concerned about the O2 because that means his lungs are affected (COVID-19 is the disease part and now he has that)," Gottlieb said in an email. He added, "If they are going to discharge him tomorrow, that would mean he is virus negative. I don't think that's possible."
Gottlieb added: "The low oxygen and the statement that his 'chest imaging had findings that were consistent with his condition' suggest he could have a pneumonia of his lungs."
On Saturday, Conley dodged questions about whether the president had received any supplemental oxygen. Then, on Sunday, Conley said the president's oxygen levels fell Friday and Saturday, and he revealed that the president received supplemental oxygen Friday.
It was not clear, however, whether Trump received oxygen Saturday. When asked about it Sunday, Conley deferred to the nursing staff.
"I'd have to, I'd have to check with the nursing staff. I don't think that — if he did it was very, very limited. But he's not on oxygen," Conley said. "The only oxygen that I ordered that we provided was that Friday morning, initially."
The president's medical team has not been forthcoming about his condition, forcing the public to read between the lines.
"I didn't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction, and in doing so, you know, it came off that we were trying to hide something, which wasn't necessarily true," Conley explained on Sunday.
Still, it seemed curious to physicians that the president only needed supplemental oxygen one or two times, in light of the dexamethasone treatment. The National Institutes of Health Covid-19 treatment guidelines note that dexamethasone has only been shown to have positive effects in patients who require supplemental oxygen.
"Dexamethasone is an incredibly common steroid. But not at the high doses used in COVID-19 which is why the NIH recommends AGAINST using it unless the [patient] requires supplemental oxygen," wrote Dr. Kavita Patel, a former managing director of clinical transformation at the Center for Health Policy at the Brookings Institution, in a post on Twitter on Sunday.
"Not on oxygen for a second here or there," she wrote.
— CNBC's Shepard Smith contributed to this report.
Disclosure: Scott Gottlieb is a CNBC contributor and is a member of the boards of Pfizer, genetic testing start-up Tempus and biotech company Illumina . Pfizer has a manufacturing agreement with Gilead for remdesivir. Gottlieb also serves as co-chair of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ′ and Royal Caribbean 's "Healthy Sail Panel."
Correction: This story was updated to reflect that Sean Conley, the president's physician, did not say whether the president received supplemental oxygen Saturday.


cnbc--2020-10-04--Biden leads Trump by 14 points nationally a month from Election Day, NBC/WSJ poll finds

Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak at a campaign event at United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 951 in Grand Rapids , Michigan on October 2 , 2020 .
Former Vice President Joe Biden 's national lead over President Donald Trump jumped this month , and voters consider the Democratic challenger better equipped to handle a range of key issues than the Republican incumbent , a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found .
Biden garners the support of 53 % of registered voters nationally , versus 39 % for Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The advantage of 14 percentage points in the poll , taken after Tuesday 's first presidential debate but before the early Friday announcement of Trump 's Covid-19 diagnosis , compares with Biden 's edge of 8 percentage points in an NBC/WSJ survey taken last month .
Respondents believe Biden better handled the debate , a free-for-all in which Trump frequently interrupted his opponent and Biden called the president a `` clown . ''
The survey found 49 % of voters think Biden did a better job , while 24 % think Trump performed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man did a good job , and 9 % answered that they are not sure .
Even so , it is unclear how much the chaotic event will change the race .
About three-quarters of respondents , 73 % , said the debate made no difference in how they will vote .
Another 19 % responded that it made them more likely to support Biden , while 6 % answered that it made them more likely to back Trump .
The phone survey of 800 registered voters , taken on Wednesday and Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plus or minus 3.46 percentage points .
With many states already voting and about a month remaining until Election Day on Nov. 3 , surveys have found a stable advantage for Biden over Trump .
An NBC News average of recent national polls finds the Democrat leading by more than 8 percentage points .
Meanwhile , Biden has at least a slim lead in polling averages of several states that will determine who wins the election , including Pennsylvania , Michigan , Wisconsin and Arizona , according to RealClearPolitics .
Survey averages also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina .
Trump 's coronavirus diagnosis and subsequent admission to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center have injected more uncertainty into the race .
The president 's doctors say he is improving , though their comments and subsequent remarks from a White House official Saturday generated confusion about his condition .
Trump will likely have to stay off the campaign trail for some time during the final stretch of the election as he recovers and he tries to make up ground against Biden .
In a race defined by the Trump administration 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. , infections of the president , first lady Melania Trump , Trump campaign officials and advisors and multiple GOP senators in recent days could add to scrutiny of the White House 's handling of the pandemic .
In the NBC/WSJ poll taken before the president 's diagnosis , 52 % of registered voters said Biden would do a better job dealing with the coronavirus , versus 35 % who chose Trump .
Asked who would better handle a range of other key issues , respondents preferred Trump in only one area : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mental and physical health to be president : Biden 41 % , Trump 40 % • Having the right temperament to be president : Biden 58 % , Trump 26 % Republicans have moved to quickly confirm Trump 's Supreme Court nominee , Amy Coney Barrett , as Democrats argue the next president should fill the vacancy .
On Saturday , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate Judiciary Committee would move forward with a planned Oct. 12 hearing on her nomination after two members of the panel , GOP Sens .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of North Carolina , tested positive for Covid-19 .
In Sunday 's poll , 50 % of respondents said the Senate should wait to vote on a nominee until the U.S. knows who has won the election , while 38 % answered that the chamber should vote before the election .
Another 11 % said they did not have an opinion one way or the other .
Meanwhile , 35 % of voters said they support Barrett serving as a Supreme Court justice .
Another 34 % responded that they oppose her holding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while 30 % said they do not know enough to decide .

Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak at a campaign event at United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 951 in Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 2, 2020.
Former Vice President Joe Biden's national lead over President Donald Trump jumped this month, and voters consider the Democratic challenger better equipped to handle a range of key issues than the Republican incumbent, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found.
Biden garners the support of 53% of registered voters nationally, versus 39% for Trump, according to the survey released Sunday. The advantage of 14 percentage points in the poll, taken after Tuesday's first presidential debate but before the early Friday announcement of Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis, compares with Biden's edge of 8 percentage points in an NBC/WSJ survey taken last month.
Respondents believe Biden better handled the debate, a free-for-all in which Trump frequently interrupted his opponent and Biden called the president a "clown." The survey found 49% of voters think Biden did a better job, while 24% think Trump performed better. Another 17% said neither man did a good job, and 9% answered that they are not sure.
Even so, it is unclear how much the chaotic event will change the race. About three-quarters of respondents, 73%, said the debate made no difference in how they will vote. Another 19% responded that it made them more likely to support Biden, while 6% answered that it made them more likely to back Trump.
The phone survey of 800 registered voters, taken on Wednesday and Thursday, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.46 percentage points.
With many states already voting and about a month remaining until Election Day on Nov. 3, surveys have found a stable advantage for Biden over Trump. An NBC News average of recent national polls finds the Democrat leading by more than 8 percentage points.
Meanwhile, Biden has at least a slim lead in polling averages of several states that will determine who wins the election, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Arizona, according to RealClearPolitics. Survey averages also show tight races in Florida and North Carolina.
Trump's coronavirus diagnosis and subsequent admission to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center have injected more uncertainty into the race. The president's doctors say he is improving, though their comments and subsequent remarks from a White House official Saturday generated confusion about his condition.
Trump will likely have to stay off the campaign trail for some time during the final stretch of the election as he recovers and he tries to make up ground against Biden.
In a race defined by the Trump administration's struggles to contain the outbreak in the U.S., infections of the president, first lady Melania Trump, Trump campaign officials and advisors and multiple GOP senators in recent days could add to scrutiny of the White House's handling of the pandemic.
In the NBC/WSJ poll taken before the president's diagnosis, 52% of registered voters said Biden would do a better job dealing with the coronavirus, versus 35% who chose Trump.
Asked who would better handle a range of other key issues, respondents preferred Trump in only one area: the economy.
Dealing with the economy: Trump 48%, Biden 41%
Trump 48%, Biden 41% Dealing with crime and violence: Biden 45%, Trump 41%
Biden 45%, Trump 41% Having the necessary mental and physical health to be president: Biden 41%, Trump 40%
Biden 41%, Trump 40% Having strong leadership qualities: Biden 45%, Trump 40%
Biden 45%, Trump 40% Making appointments to the Supreme Court: Biden 46%, Trump 37%
Biden 46%, Trump 37% Dealing with health care: Biden 53%, Trump 34%
Biden 53%, Trump 34% Dealing with race relations: Biden 55%, Trump 26%
Biden 55%, Trump 26% Having the right temperament to be president: Biden 58%, Trump 26%
Biden 58%, Trump 26% Addressing issues of concern to women: Biden 56%, Trump 25%
Republicans have moved to quickly confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, as Democrats argue the next president should fill the vacancy. On Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate Judiciary Committee would move forward with a planned Oct. 12 hearing on her nomination after two members of the panel, GOP Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, tested positive for Covid-19.
In Sunday's poll, 50% of respondents said the Senate should wait to vote on a nominee until the U.S. knows who has won the election, while 38% answered that the chamber should vote before the election. Another 11% said they did not have an opinion one way or the other.
Meanwhile, 35% of voters said they support Barrett serving as a Supreme Court justice. Another 34% responded that they oppose her holding a spot on the top U.S. court, while 30% said they do not know enough to decide.
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cnbc--2020-10-04--Trump experienced oxygen drops Friday and Saturday, but he could be discharged Monday, doctor says

White House physician Sean Conley answers questions surrounded by other doctors , during an update on the condition of US President Donald Trump , on October 4 , 2020 , at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda , Maryland .
President Donald Trump experienced two drops in his oxygen levels over the course of his coronavirus illness but has improved and may be discharged as soon as Monday , Trump 's physician , Dr. Sean Conley , said on Sunday .
`` The president has continued to improve , '' Conley told reporters outside the Walter Reed National Military Medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` As with any illness , there are frequent ups and downs over the course . ''
However , the doctors disclosed that Trump had been administered a steroid that is usually given to patients with serious cases of Covid-19 .
This led several medical experts to express greater concerns about the president 's condition .
`` If they are going to discharge him tomorrow , that would mean he is virus negative .
I do n't think that 's possible , '' said Dr. Scott Gottlieb , former head of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The president 's doctors did not disclose the exact timing of Trump 's drop in oxygen levels or whether his lung scans showed damage from the disease .
Conley said Trump was doing well Thursday night into Friday morning and was only experiencing mild symptoms with his blood oxygen levels in the high 90s .
Conley said that by late Friday morning the president was running a high fever and his oxygen saturation levels had dipped below 94 % .
Healthy adults generally have blood oxygen levels of 95 % or higher .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned for possible rapid progression of the illness , '' Conley said .
Trump was then given supplemental oxygen and `` after about a minute '' his levels were back above 95 % .
The president was on supplemental oxygen for about an hour Friday , Conley said .
On Saturday , Trump 's oxygen saturation dipped to about 93 % , the doctor said .
It 's unclear if he was given oxygen on Saturday .
The doctors monitored Trump and his oxygen levels went back up .
The president 's blood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Conley said .
Conley also said that the president has been administered dexamethasone , a steroid that treats inflammation in Covid-19 patients and has been shown to help patients with severe or critical illness .
However , it is generally not used in mild or moderate Covid-19 cases .
Trump also completed a second dose of remdesivir on Saturday .
Still , doctors said Trump could be discharged as early as Monday to continue his treatment at the White House .
The president has entered his third day in the hospital on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Dr. Sean Dooley , a pulmonologist at Walter Reed , said the president has been without a fever since Friday morning with favorable vital signs and no shortness of breath or any other significant respiratory symptoms .
The Sunday briefing comes a day after a presentation from the doctors that sowed confusion and concern over the president 's condition and raised new questions about when it was known that Trump was ill. Trump 's team of doctors acknowledged on Sunday that they gave an overly positive description of the president 's condition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction , and in doing so , you know , it came off that we were trying to hide something , which was n't necessarily true , '' Conley said .

White House physician Sean Conley answers questions surrounded by other doctors, during an update on the condition of US President Donald Trump, on October 4, 2020, at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
President Donald Trump experienced two drops in his oxygen levels over the course of his coronavirus illness but has improved and may be discharged as soon as Monday, Trump's physician, Dr. Sean Conley, said Sunday.
"The president has continued to improve," Conley told reporters outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where Trump is being treated. "As with any illness, there are frequent ups and downs over the course."
However, Conley also disclosed that the 74-year-old Trump had been administered dexamethasone, a steroid that is usually given to patients with serious cases of Covid-19. Because it is generally not used in mild or moderate Covid-19 cases. several medical experts expressed greater concerns about the president's condition.
"If they are going to discharge him tomorrow, that would mean he is virus negative. I don't think that's possible," said Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food and Drug Administration under Trump.
Trump also completed a second dose of remdesivir on Saturday.
The president's doctors did not disclose the exact timing of Trump's drop in oxygen levels or whether his lung scans showed damage from the disease.
Conley said Trump was doing well Thursday night into Friday morning and was only experiencing mild symptoms with his blood oxygen levels in the high 90s.
Conley said that by late Friday morning the president was running a high fever and his oxygen saturation levels had dipped below 94%. Healthy adults generally have blood oxygen levels of 95% or higher.
"Given these developments, I was concerned for possible rapid progression of the illness," Conley said.
Trump was then given supplemental oxygen and "after about a minute" his levels were back above 95%. The president was on supplemental oxygen for about an hour Friday, Conley said.
On Saturday, Trump's oxygen saturation dipped to about 93%, the doctor said. It's unclear if he was given oxygen on Saturday. The doctors monitored Trump and his oxygen levels went back up. The president's blood oxygen level is currently at 98%, Conley said Sunday.
Still, doctors said Trump could be discharged as early as Monday to continue his treatment at the White House. The president has entered his third day in the hospital on Sunday after contracting the virus last week.
Dr. Sean Dooley, a pulmonologist at Walter Reed, said the president has been without a fever since Friday morning with favorable vital signs and no shortness of breath or any other significant respiratory symptoms.
After Sunday's briefing, Trump briefly ventured outside Walter Reed hospital in a motorcade to greet cheering supporters, a move that doctors have condemned for flagrantly disregarding precautions designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Sunday's briefing came a day after a presentation from the doctors that sowed confusion and concern over the president's condition and raised new questions about when it was known that Trump was ill.
Trump's medical team acknowledged on Sunday that they gave an overly positive description of the president's condition on Saturday.
"I didn't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction, and in doing so, you know, it came off that we were trying to hide something, which wasn't necessarily true," Conley said.


cnbc--2020-10-04--Trump urges Congress to pass new coronavirus stimulus: 'GET IT DONE'

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington , U.S. , September 23 , 2020 .
President Donald Trump pressured Congress to pass a coronavirus stimulus plan Saturday as his administration and congressional Democrats struggle to forge a relief deal .
In a tweet sent as the president receives treatment for Covid-19 at Walter Reed Medical Center , the president wrote , `` OUR GREAT USA WANTS & NEEDS STIMULUS . ''
`` WORK TOGETHER AND GET IT DONE .
Thank you ! ''
he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more fully into the tug-of-war over pandemic aid than he has been throughout weeks of talks between his advisors and Democratic leaders .
Republicans and Democrats have failed to inject new money into the U.S. economy and health-care system for months as the GOP worries about runaway spending and Democrats push for a sweeping relief package .
An unexpectedly weak September jobs report , along with tens of thousands of newly announced layoffs and furloughs this week , have added to concerns the boost from previous rounds of stimulus is fading .
Sustained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans , particularly in the GOP-held Senate , more comfortable embracing a stimulus deal .
On Friday , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump 's diagnosis `` kind of changes the dynamic '' of her talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin because Republicans will see `` this is a vicious virus . ''

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 23, 2020.
President Donald Trump pressured Congress to pass a coronavirus stimulus plan Saturday as his administration and congressional Democrats struggle to forge a relief deal.
In a tweet sent as the president receives treatment for Covid-19 at Walter Reed Medical Center, the president wrote, "OUR GREAT USA WANTS & NEEDS STIMULUS."
"WORK TOGETHER AND GET IT DONE. Thank you!" he continued.
Trump's tweet plunges him more fully into the tug-of-war over pandemic aid than he has been throughout weeks of talks between his advisors and Democratic leaders. Republicans and Democrats have failed to inject new money into the U.S. economy and health-care system for months as the GOP worries about runaway spending and Democrats push for a sweeping relief package.
An unexpectedly weak September jobs report, along with tens of thousands of newly announced layoffs and furloughs this week, have added to concerns the boost from previous rounds of stimulus is fading.
Sustained pressure from the president could make some Republicans, particularly in the GOP-held Senate, more comfortable embracing a stimulus deal. On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump's diagnosis "kind of changes the dynamic" of her talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin because Republicans will see "this is a vicious virus."


cnbc--2020-10-05--'This is insanity': Doctors slam Trump's drive to greet supporters outside Walter Reed hospital

US President Trump waves from the back of a car outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda , Maryland on Ocotber 4 , 2020 .
President Donald Trump on Sunday briefly ventured outside Walter Reed hospital in a motorcade to greet cheering supporters , a move that doctors have condemned for flagrantly disregarding precautions designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus .
Trump , 74 , has released a series of videos over the weekend to try to reassure voters that he is recovering after testing positive for Covid-19 .
`` It has been a very interesting journey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid , '' Trump said in a video posted via Twitter on Sunday .
The president also suggested he would `` pay a little surprise to some of the great patriots that we have out on the street . ''
Shortly thereafter , the presidential motorcade drove by the perimeter of the Walter Reed National Medical Center , with Trump seen through the window of an SUV wearing a face covering and waving to supporters .
Trump has repeatedly downplayed the threat of the pandemic , criticizing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protective mask , even as the virus has infected millions of people and resulted in the deaths of more than 200,000 Americans .
`` Every single person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary Presidential 'drive-by ' just now has to be quarantined for 14 days .
They might get sick .
They may die .
For political theater , '' Dr. James Phillips , an attending physician at Walter Reed and doctor of emergency medicine at George Washington University , said via Twitter on Sunday .
`` Commanded by Trump to put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is insanity , '' he said .
In a second tweet , Phillips added the risk of Covid-19 transmission inside the car was `` as high as it gets outside of medical procedures , '' saying the presidential SUV was not only bulletproof but hermetically sealed against chemical attack .
`` The irresponsibility is astounding .
My thoughts are with the Secret Service forced to play , '' Phillips said .
In response to the criticism , White House spokesman Judd Deere told The Associated Press that Trump 's trip outside the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team as safe to do . ''
Deere added that precautions were taken , including the use of personal protective equipment , to protect the president , White House officials and Secret Service agents .
The president 's doctors have said Trump 's health has been improving , even touting a possible return to the White House as early as Monday .
However , the White House medical team has also reported the president 's blood oxygen level had twice dropped suddenly in recent days , and he is being treated with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

US President Trump waves from the back of a car outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on Ocotber 4, 2020. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images
President Donald Trump on Sunday briefly ventured outside Walter Reed hospital in a motorcade to greet cheering supporters, a move that doctors have condemned for flagrantly disregarding precautions designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Trump, 74, has released a series of videos over the weekend to try to reassure voters that he is recovering after testing positive for Covid-19. "It has been a very interesting journey. I've learned a lot about Covid," Trump said in a video posted via Twitter on Sunday. The president also suggested he would "pay a little surprise to some of the great patriots that we have out on the street."
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Shortly thereafter, the presidential motorcade drove by the perimeter of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, with Trump seen through the window of an SUV wearing a face covering and waving to supporters. Trump has repeatedly downplayed the threat of the pandemic, criticizing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as recently as last week for wearing a protective mask, even as the virus has infected millions of people and resulted in the deaths of more than 200,000 Americans. "Every single person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary Presidential 'drive-by' just now has to be quarantined for 14 days. They might get sick. They may die. For political theater," Dr. James Phillips, an attending physician at Walter Reed and doctor of emergency medicine at George Washington University, said via Twitter on Sunday. "Commanded by Trump to put their lives at risk for theater. This is insanity," he said. In a second tweet, Phillips added the risk of Covid-19 transmission inside the car was "as high as it gets outside of medical procedures," saying the presidential SUV was not only bulletproof but hermetically sealed against chemical attack. "The irresponsibility is astounding. My thoughts are with the Secret Service forced to play," Phillips said. In response to the criticism, White House spokesman Judd Deere told The Associated Press that Trump's trip outside the hospital "was cleared by the medical team as safe to do." Deere added that precautions were taken, including the use of personal protective equipment, to protect the president, White House officials and Secret Service agents. The president's doctors have said Trump's health has been improving, even touting a possible return to the White House as early as Monday. However, the White House medical team has also reported the president's blood oxygen level had twice dropped suddenly in recent days, and he is being treated with a steroid typically recommended for severe Covid-19 cases.
Supporters of the US president hold US and Trump 2020 flags as they rally outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on October 4, 2020, where the president is being treated for Covid-19. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP) (Photo by ) ALEX EDELMAN | AFP via Getty Images
First lady Melania Trump, 50, who has also tested positive for the coronavirus, would not leave the White House to visit her husband at the hospital, NBC News reported on Monday, citing a White House official. The official said the first lady would stay at the residence to avoid exposing Secret Service agents that would drive her to Walter Reed and the medical staff who would walk her up to the president.
"I'm not that concerned about the joy ride in terms of his own health. If he really was stable today, which, by all accounts he was, his oxygen levels were OK, then the fact that he's out and about for 10 minutes is not a big deal," Dr. Robert Wachter, chairman of the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Monday.
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cnbc--2020-10-05--Trump experienced oxygen drops Friday and Saturday, but he could be discharged Monday, doctor says

White House physician Sean Conley answers questions surrounded by other doctors , during an update on the condition of US President Donald Trump , on October 4 , 2020 , at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda , Maryland .
President Donald Trump experienced two drops in his oxygen levels over the course of his coronavirus illness but has improved and may be discharged as soon as Monday , Trump 's physician , Dr. Sean Conley , said Sunday .
`` The president has continued to improve , '' Conley told reporters outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As with any illness , there are frequent ups and downs over the course . ''
However , Conley also disclosed that the 74-year-old Trump had been administered dexamethasone , a steroid that is usually given to patients with serious cases of Covid-19 .
Because it is generally not used in mild or moderate Covid-19 cases .
several medical experts expressed greater concerns about the president 's condition .
`` If they are going to discharge him tomorrow , that would mean he is virus negative .
I do n't think that 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , former head of the Food and Drug Administration under Trump .
Trump also completed a second dose of remdesivir on Saturday .
The president 's doctors did not disclose the exact timing of Trump 's drop in oxygen levels or whether his lung scans showed damage from the disease .
Conley said Trump was doing well Thursday night into Friday morning and was only experiencing mild symptoms with his blood oxygen levels in the high 90s .
Conley said that by late Friday morning the president was running a high fever and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 94 % .
Healthy adults generally have blood oxygen levels of 95 % or higher .
`` Given these developments , I was concerned for possible rapid progression of the illness , '' Conley said .
Trump was then given supplemental oxygen and `` after about a minute '' his levels were back above 95 % .
The president was on supplemental oxygen for about an hour Friday , Conley said .
On Saturday , Trump 's oxygen saturation dipped to about 93 % , the doctor said .
It 's unclear if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The doctors monitored Trump and his oxygen levels went back up .
The president 's blood oxygen level is currently at 98 % , Conley said Sunday .
Still , doctors said Trump could be discharged as early as Monday to continue his treatment at the White House .
The president has entered his third day in the hospital on Sunday after contracting the virus last week .
Dr. Sean Dooley , a pulmonologist at Walter Reed , said the president has been without a fever since Friday morning with favorable vital signs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other significant respiratory symptoms .
After Sunday 's briefing , Trump briefly ventured outside Walter Reed hospital in a motorcade to greet cheering supporters , a move that doctors have condemned for flagrantly disregarding precautions designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus .
Sunday 's briefing came a day after a presentation from the doctors that sowed confusion and concern over the president 's condition and raised new questions about when it was known that Trump was ill. Trump 's medical team acknowledged on Sunday that they gave an overly positive description @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I did n't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction , and in doing so , you know , it came off that we were trying to hide something , which was n't necessarily true , '' Conley said .


cnbc--2020-10-05--Trump put on steroid recommended for severe Covid-19 cases, even as doctors share upbeat outlook

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows holds the door for Sean Conley ( front C ) , Physician to US President Donald Trump , and other members of the President 's medical team as they arrive to give an update on the President 's health at Walter Reed Medical Center during treatment for a COVID-19 infection October 4 , 2020 , in Bethesda , Maryland .
President Donald Trump 's doctors said Sunday they had begun treating him with dexamethasone , a steroid that has shown promise for critically ill patients but may cause harm to those with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revelation , which came as part of an upbeat briefing on the 74-year-old president 's condition , raised further questions about Trump 's health as he wrestles with the virus that has killed more than 200,000 Americans .
Dr. Nahid Bhadelia , an infectious diseases physician at the Boston University School of Medicine , said the steroid treatment suggests that Trump has a level of inflammation that warrants the use of steroids despite the fact that the drug also suppresses the immune system .
`` That they made a conscious decision that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implies a higher degree of severity than what we knew on Friday and Saturday , '' Bhadelia said in an email .
Another expert , Dr. Vin Gupta , said the doctors ' disclosures may indicate that Trump could be suffering from pneumonia .
`` The treatment the doctors report they administered suggest the president has COVID pneumonia of at least mild severity , '' said Gupta , a member of the faculty at the University of Washington 's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation .
The briefing took place outside the Walter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Maryland , where the president has been treated since Friday .
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said the president 's medical team had begun treating the president with dexamethasone .
The course of treatment came in response to two incidents in which Trump 's blood oxygen levels dipped below normal in recent days .
Conley also said that Trump could be discharged as soon as Monday and said his health was improving .
Bhadelia said she generally would not discharge someone who was just put on steroids .
The Trump medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dire the president 's case is , particularly in light of the caginess that has surrounded details about the president 's health .
According to the World Health Organization , dexamethasone has been shown to reduce 28-day mortality in patients with severe and critical cases of Covid-19 .
In contrast , the organization found , it `` may increase the risk of death when administered to patients with non-severe '' cases of the disease .
The WHO defined severe cases of Covid-19 as causing blood oxygen levels to fall below 90 % .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 95 % or higher .
Rapid breathing or other signs of respiratory distress could also cause a case to be considered severe .
One study cited by the WHO showed that dexamethasone reduced mortality to about 22.9 % compared with 25.7 % for those given usual treatments .
Trump 's doctors declined to say how low the president 's blood oxygen level has fallen , beyond saying that it has not been recorded in the low 80s .
Conley said that Trump 's blood oxygen level was 98 % on Sunday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ FDA from 2017 to 2019 , said that the two drops in the president 's blood oxygen level did not suggest a strong recovery .
`` I am concerned about the O2 because that means his lungs are affected ( COVID-19 is the disease part and now he has that ) , '' Gottlieb said in an email .
He added , `` If they are going to discharge him tomorrow , that would mean he is virus negative .
I do n't think that 's possible . ''
Gottlieb added : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his 'chest imaging had findings that were consistent with his condition ' suggest he could have a pneumonia of his lungs . ''
On Saturday , Conley dodged questions about whether the president had received any supplemental oxygen .
Then , on Sunday , Conley said the president 's oxygen levels fell Friday and Saturday , and he revealed that the president received supplemental oxygen Friday .
It was not clear , however , whether Trump received oxygen Saturday .
When asked about it Sunday , Conley deferred to the nursing staff .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'd have to check with the nursing staff .
I do n't think that — if he did it was very , very limited .
But he 's not on oxygen , '' Conley said .
`` The only oxygen that I ordered that we provided was that Friday morning , initially . ''
The president 's medical team has not been forthcoming about his condition , forcing the public to read between the lines .
`` I did n't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know , it came off that we were trying to hide something , which was n't necessarily true , '' Conley explained on Sunday .
Still , it seemed curious to physicians that the president only needed supplemental oxygen one or two times , in light of the dexamethasone treatment .
The National Institutes of Health Covid-19 treatment guidelines note that dexamethasone has only been shown to have positive effects in patients who require supplemental oxygen .
`` Dexamethasone is an incredibly common steroid .
But not at the high doses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NIH recommends AGAINST using it unless the [ patient ] requires supplemental oxygen , '' wrote Dr. Kavita Patel , a former managing director of clinical transformation at the Center for Health Policy at the Brookings Institution , in a post on Twitter on Sunday .
`` Not on oxygen for a second here or there , '' she wrote .
Disclosure : Scott Gottlieb is a CNBC contributor and is a member of the boards of Pfizer , genetic testing start-up Tempus and biotech company Illumina .
Pfizer has a manufacturing agreement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serves as co-chair of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings′ and Royal Caribbean 's `` Healthy Sail Panel . ''
Correction : This story was updated to reflect that Sean Conley , the president 's physician , did not say whether the president received supplemental oxygen Saturday .


cnbc--2020-10-06--Trump returns to the White House as he continues coronavirus treatment

President Donald Trump left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday to return to the White House , where he will continue to be treated for the coronavirus even as he looks to restart his reelection campaign .
Trump , dressed in a dark suit and blue tie and wearing what appeared to be a surgical face mask , tapped a handrail as he descended the steps on his own outside the hospital .
He took no questions from the gaggle of reporters waiting for him , but said `` thank you very much '' as he walked by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SUV , which drove him to his helicopter , Marine One .
As he entered the White House through the south portico , Trump turned to watch Marine One fly off .
As he did , he appeared to remove his mask and put in the outer pocket of his suit jacket .
He saluted the chopper and eventually entered the residence , without putting his mask back on .
In a video posted to Twitter Monday evening , Trump said of his experience , `` One thing 's for certain : Do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We have the best medical equipment , we have the best medicines , all developed recently , '' said Trump , who had stayed in Walter Reed 's private presidential wing and received special access to experimental drug therapies .
`` I know there 's a risk , there 's a danger , but that 's OK , '' Trump added .
`` And now I 'm better , and maybe I 'm immune , I do n't know . ''
The president , now back in the White House , will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team of doctors .
Shortly before his departure , Trump said he planned to promptly return to the campaign trail , where he has less than a month left to fight for a second term in office .
`` Will be back on the Campaign Trail soon !
!
!
The Fake News only shows the Fake Polls , '' Trump tweeted .
Trump had entered the hospital just three days earlier on Friday evening , the same day he announced in a tweet that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump said he would come back to the White House by that evening , saying he is `` feeling really good , '' and telling his nearly 87 million followers , `` Do n't be afraid of Covid . ''
More than 210,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States , according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University .
In a press briefing following that tweet , Trump 's doctors said that the president 's condition has `` continued to improve '' over the past 24 hours .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the woods yet , '' Dr. Sean Conley , the White House physician , cautioned .
Conley also confirmed that Trump had twice received supplemental oxygen while hospitalized with Covid-19 .
The president remains infected with the virus .
His treatment will continue at the White House , his doctors said .

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President Donald Trump left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday to return to the White House, where he will continue to be treated for the coronavirus even as he looks to restart his reelection campaign. Trump, dressed in a dark suit and blue tie and wearing what appeared to be a surgical face mask, tapped a handrail as he descended the steps on his own outside the hospital. He took no questions from the gaggle of reporters waiting for him, but said "thank you very much" as he walked by. He then stepped into a black SUV, which drove him to his helicopter, Marine One. As he entered the White House through the South Portico, Trump turned to watch Marine One fly off. As he did, he appeared to remove his mask and put in the outer pocket of his suit jacket. He saluted the chopper and eventually entered the residence, without putting his mask back on. In a video posted to Twitter on Monday evening, Trump said of his experience, "One thing's for certain: Don't let it dominate you." "We have the best medical equipment, we have the best medicines, all developed recently," said Trump, who had stayed in Walter Reed's private presidential wing and received special access to experimental drug therapies. "I know there's a risk, there's a danger, but that's OK," Trump added. "And now I'm better, and maybe I'm immune, I don't know."
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The president, now back in the White House, will continue to be closely monitored by a team of doctors. Shortly before his departure, Trump said he planned to promptly return to the campaign trail, where he has less than a month left to fight for a second term in office. "Will be back on the Campaign Trail soon!!! The Fake News only shows the Fake Polls," Trump tweeted. Trump had entered the hospital just three days earlier, the day he announced in a tweet that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for Covid-19. But earlier Monday, Trump said he would come back to the White House by that evening, saying he is "feeling really good," and telling his nearly 87 million followers, "Don't be afraid of Covid." More than 210,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. In a press briefing following that tweet, Trump's doctors said that the president's condition has "continued to improve" over the past 24 hours. But "he may not entirely be out of the woods yet," Dr. Sean Conley, the White House physician, cautioned. Conley also confirmed that Trump had twice received supplemental oxygen while hospitalized with Covid-19. The president remains infected with the virus. His treatment will continue at the White House, his doctors said.
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When questioned by reporters outside the hospital, Conley said that the president's medical team is "cautiously optimistic," but added, "we're in a bit of uncharted territory" with regard to Trump's treatment regimen. "So we're looking to this weekend. If we can get through to Monday with him remaining the same or improving, better yet, then we will all take that final deep sigh of relief," Conley said. Throughout the roughly 15-minute presser, Conley had been peppered with specific questions about the president's health, such as when his last negative test results were taken. Conley refused to answer many of them, citing federal disclosure rules. "There are HIPAA rules and regulations that restrict me in sharing certain things, for his safety and his own health and reasons," he said in response to a question about why he would not say what the president's lung scans showed. Conley did add, however, that Trump "has not been on any fever-reducing medications for over 72 hours." Trump will receive another dose of the antiviral therapy remdesivir — one of the many treatments that he has taken — before his departure, Conley said.
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Minutes before announcing his imminent departure, Trump defended his decision Sunday to make a drive-by appearance in front of a group of his supporters outside the hospital. Health experts had condemned the move, noting that the president, who is possibly still contagious, may have put Secret Service members at risk. "It is reported that the Media is upset because I got into a secure vehicle to say thank you to the many fans and supporters who were standing outside of the hospital for many hours, and even days, to pay their respect to their President," Trump tweeted Monday afternoon. "If I didn't do it, Media would say RUDE!!!" When asked how that Sunday drive could be considered medically safe, Conley said that the Secret Service members in the car were all wearing protective equipment in consultation with infectious disease authorities.
Health experts say that the virus can have a lasting impact on health, and that a full recovery is sometimes not possible.
"This virus does more than kill people. As a Covid survivor myself, I can tell you that you don't necessarily recover fully. You can have cognitive dysfunction. You can be fatigued. There are all sorts of people with this long-haulers syndrome, so even if he comes through this without this terrible reaction which can occur around days seven to 10, he may not recover fully. We won't know that for some time," Dr. Ian Lipkin, an infectious disease expert at Columbia University, said Monday on CNBC's "Closing Bell." Trump will be leaving Walter Reed as a growing list of officials in his administration test positive for the virus. Earlier Monday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced that she had tested positive for Covid-19 and would begin a "quarantine process." The same day, it was revealed that two of her deputies also tested positive. At least 18 people in the White House, or connected to Trump's reelection campaign or to recent White House events, have tested positive for Covid-19 since late last week. Trump's personal battle with the virus came after spending months downplaying the threat of the pandemic and at times questioning, or simply ignoring, the strict social distancing measures that have been recommended by health experts or implemented by state leaders.
President Donald Trump pulls off his face mask as he poses atop the Truman Balcony of the White House after returning from Walter Reed hospital for treatment of Covid-19, in Washington, U.S. October 5, 2020. Erin Scott | Reuters


cnbc--2020-10-05--Joe Biden woos a key Trump bloc: Cuban-American voters in Florida

Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at an event at the Jose Marti Gym during a campaign stop in Miami , Florida on October 5 , 2020 .
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden traveled to the heart of the Cuban-American diaspora on Monday , to the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami , to make his case to a community of voters who have traditionally supported Republicans for president .
`` Cuba is no closer to freedom and democracy than it was four years ago .
In fact , there 's more political prisoners , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever , and Russia is once again a major presence in Cuba , '' Biden said during a speech at the Jose Marti community gym before a small crowd of socially distanced supporters and journalists .
`` For my entire career , I stood for democracy and human rights , for freedom of the press , assembly and religion against dictators of the left and the right , '' he said .
President Donald Trump has made his administration 's hardline approach to Cuba a central piece of his foreign policy , reversing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and trade with the island to resume after decades of embargoes .
Biden also addressed the twin political and humanitarian crises in Venezuela , which is under the rule of autocratic socialist President Nicolas Maduro .
Biden pledged that if he is elected in November , he will immediately grant Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan immigrants and refugees in the United States .
Trump has also made much of his opposition to Maduro , but he has not embraced TPS for Venezuelans already living in the United States .
Less than a month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faces an uphill climb in his effort to win over Cuban-Americans in this critical battleground state .
According to a major poll released Friday by Florida International University , 59 % of Cuban-Americans in South Florida plan to vote for Trump this year , while only 25 % said they would vote for Biden .
Another 16 % were undecided or did n't plan to support either candidate .
Nationwide , Biden leads Trump by an average of 8.5 points , and the former vice president leads in Florida by an average of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significant advantage among Hispanic voters nationwide : A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed the president trailing Biden by more than 35 points among Hispanic voters , with 26 % support to Biden 's 62 % .
Biden 's deficit among Cuban-Americans is due in part to a massive effort by the Trump campaign and Republicans more generally to paint Biden as a socialist .
It is a false allegation , but it is one that resonates with a community founded by tens of thousands of Cubans who fled Communism in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Trump campaign in Spanish that directly ties progressivism to socialism using historical footage of Latin American autocrats .
In addition to speaking directly about Cuba and Venezuela , Biden also appeared to soften his policy of not attacking Trump while the president was in the hospital being treated for Covid-19 .
Shortly before Biden spoke Monday , Trump announced that he would be discharged from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center later that day .
`` I was glad to see the president speaking and recording videos over the weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now that he 's busy tweeting campaign messages , I would ask him to do this : Listen to the scientists .
Support masks .
Support a mask mandate nationwide .
Require masks in every federal building and facility . ''
Biden also noted that in the 72 hours since Trump checked into Walter Reed on Friday , `` more than 100,000 people have been diagnosed with Covid . ''
Criticism of the president 's response to the coronavirus pandemic has been a central theme of Biden 's campaign , and polls show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration and Trump personally have failed to take the virus seriously or to mobilize sufficient resources and a strategy to fight it .
Trump 's own positive diagnosis last week effectively makes Biden 's argument for him , as does the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus within the highest ranks of the White House and the Republican party .
Following his Little Havana stop , Biden was scheduled to attend a live NBC town hall event in Miami moderated by `` Nightly News '' anchor Lester Holt .
The town hall begins at 8 @ @ @ @

Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop in Miami on Oct. 5, 2020.
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden traveled to the heart of the Cuban-American diaspora on Monday, to the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, to make his case to a community of voters who have traditionally supported Republicans for president.
"Cuba is no closer to freedom and democracy than it was four years ago. In fact, there's more political prisoners, the secret police are as brutal as ever, and Russia is once again a major presence in Cuba," Biden said during a speech at the Jose Marti community gym before a small crowd of socially distanced supporters and journalists.
"For my entire career, I stood for democracy and human rights, for freedom of the press, assembly and religion against dictators of the left and the right," he said.
President Donald Trump has made his administration's hardline approach to Cuba a central piece of his foreign policy, reversing Obama-era policies that had allowed limited travel and trade with the island to resume after decades of embargoes.
Biden also addressed the twin political and humanitarian crises in Venezuela, which is under the rule of autocratic socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Biden pledged that if he is elected in November, he will immediately grant Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan immigrants and refugees in the United States.
Trump has also made much of his opposition to Maduro, but he has not embraced TPS for Venezuelans already living in the United States.
Less than a month from Election Day, polls show Biden faces an uphill climb in his effort to win over Cuban-Americans in this critical battleground state.
According to a major poll released Friday by Florida International University, 59% of Cuban-Americans in South Florida plan to vote for Trump this year, while only 25% said they would vote for Biden. Another 16% were undecided or didn't plan to support either candidate.
Nationwide, Biden leads Trump by an average of 8.5 points, and the former vice president leads in Florida by an average of 4 points. Biden also holds a significant advantage among Hispanic voters nationwide: A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed the president trailing Biden by more than 35 points among Hispanic voters, with 26% support to Biden's 62%.
Biden's deficit among Cuban-Americans is due in part to a massive effort by the Trump campaign and Republicans more generally to paint Biden as a socialist. It is a false allegation, but it is one that resonates with a community founded by tens of thousands of Cubans who fled Communism in the last century.
Below is an ad by the Trump campaign in Spanish that directly ties progressivism to socialism using historical footage of Latin American autocrats.
In addition to speaking directly about Cuba and Venezuela, Biden also appeared to soften his policy of not attacking Trump while the president was in the hospital being treated for Covid-19. Shortly before Biden spoke Monday, Trump announced that he would be discharged from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center later that day.
"I was glad to see the president speaking and recording videos over the weekend," Biden said. "And now that he's busy tweeting campaign messages, I would ask him to do this: Listen to the scientists. Support masks. Support a mask mandate nationwide. Require masks in every federal building and facility."
Biden also noted that in the 72 hours since Trump checked into Walter Reed on Friday, "more than 100,000 people have been diagnosed with Covid."
Criticism of the president's response to the coronavirus pandemic has been a central theme of Biden's campaign, and polls show that voters overwhelmingly believe that the Trump administration and Trump personally have failed to take the virus seriously or to mobilize sufficient resources and a strategy to fight it.
Trump's own positive diagnosis last week effectively makes Biden's argument for him, as does the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus within the highest ranks of the White House and the Republican party.
Following his Little Havana stop, Biden was scheduled to attend a live NBC town hall event in Miami moderated by "Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt. The town hall begins at 8 p.m. ET.


cnbc--2020-10-06--Mike Pence and Kamala Harris vice presidential debate will have plexiglass barrier because of corona

Mike Pence and Kamala Harris vice presidential debate will have plexiglass barrier because of coronavirus concerns

A worker hangs a banner as preparations take place for the vice presidential debate outside Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah , Monday , Oct. 5 , 2020 , in Salt Lake City .
A plexiglass barrier will separate Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris at their vice presidential debate Wednesday , the second such measure taken to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission on the heels of President Donald Trump contracting Covid-19 , NBC News confirmed on Monday .
A person familiar with the debate planning told NBC News that the California Democrat Harris ' campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that the Commission on Presidential Debates approved the request .
The commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CNBC .
Politico first reported that the plexiglass would be used at the debate , which will be held in Salt Lake City , Utah , on Wednesday night .
The news outlet said that the Pence campaign opposed the precaution .
Pence 's spokeswoman , Katie Miller , told NBC News , as she had already told Politico , `` If Sen. Harris wants to use a fortress around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Miller herself was diagnosed with the coronavirus in May .
The debates commission already had said that Pence and Harris would be positioned 13 feet apart , as opposed to the original plan to have them seated 7 feet from each other for their first and only face-to-face showdown .
Trump disclosed Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus .
He had debated former Vice President Joe Biden , the Democratic nominee , last Tuesday night in Cleveland .
Biden and Pence have both tested negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addition to the Trumps , at least 16 other people in the White House or who have attended the Trump-Biden debate or Trump-related events have been diagnosed with the coronavirus , including the president 's campaign manager , Bill Stepien , top Trump advisors Hope Hicks and Kellyanne Conway , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel .
Over the weekend , Jaime Harrison , the Democratic nominee for the Senate in South Carolina , brought his own plexiglass barrier for his debate with incumbent Republican Sen. @ @ @

A worker hangs a banner as preparations take place for the vice presidential debate outside Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Salt Lake City.
A plexiglass barrier will separate Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris at their vice presidential debate Wednesday, the second such measure taken to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission on the heels of President Donald Trump contracting Covid-19.
A person familiar with the debate planning told NBC News that the California Democrat Harris' campaign asked for the plexiglass to be used at the showdown at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and that the Commission on Presidential Debates approved the request.
A fact sheet distributed by the commission said, "Plexiglass will be used as part of the CPD's overall approach to health and safety."
The sheet also said that "everyone in the debate hall will be subject to a variety of health safety protocols, including COVID testing and mask use."
"If anyone does not wear a mask, they will be escorted out," the sheet warned.
At last week's first presidential debate at Cleveland Clinic between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, members of Trump's family, including first lady Melania Trump and his adult children, and others in his entourage did not wear masks, despite masks being mandated by rules agreed to by both mens' campaign.
Politico first reported that the plexiglass would be used at the vice presidential debate.
The news outlet said that the Pence campaign opposed the precaution.
Pence's spokeswoman, Katie Miller, told NBC News, as she told Politico, "If Sen. Harris wants to use a fortress around herself, have at it."
Miller herself was diagnosed with the coronavirus in May.
The debate commission said that the centers of the chairs for Pence and Harris would be positioned slightly more than 12 feet away from one another, as opposed to the original plan to have them seated 7 feet from each other for their first and only face-to-face showdown.
Trump disclosed Friday that he and Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Biden and Pence both jave tested negative for the virus since then.
In addition to the Trumps, at least 16 other people in the White House or who have attended the Trump-Biden debate or Trump-related events have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, including the president's campaign manager, Bill Stepien, top Trump advisors Hope Hicks and Kellyanne Conway, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
Over the weekend, Jaime Harrison, the Democratic nominee for the Senate in South Carolina, brought his own plexiglass barrier for his debate with incumbent Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham.


cnbc--2020-10-05--Pelosi, Mnuchin speak for an hour but don't reach a coronavirus stimulus deal

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , a Democrat from California , center , speaks to members of the media as she walks to her office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington , D.C. , U.S. on Thursday , Oct. 1 , 2020 .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke for about an hour Monday but emerged from a phone call with no coronavirus stimulus deal .
The pair expects to talk again Tuesday as the White House and Democratic leaders try to craft an elusive fifth pandemic relief package , Pelosi 's spokesman Drew Hammill said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan to exchange more details about their proposals Monday , he added .
The sides have made a final push in recent days to strike an aid agreement and pass legislation before the Nov. 3 election .
While Pelosi and Mnuchin seem to have made progress toward a deal , they had a range of outstanding disagreements heading into the weekend .
The millions of Americans still out of work during the pandemic await more relief from Washington after several financial lifelines set up during the outbreak expired weeks ago .
Economists have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will stunt a slowing U.S. economic recovery .
Lawmakers also aim to bolster efforts to test Americans for the virus , treat Covid-19 and develop an effective vaccine as the country still reports tens of thousands of new cases per day .
Optimism about the prospects of a relief deal helped to boost the U.S. stock market Monday .
President Donald Trump , fighting Covid-19 himself , put pressure on Congress to pass aid legislation over the weekend .
Trump has largely stayed out of the talks between the White House and Congress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether lawmakers can approve another stimulus package before the election .
Even if Pelosi and Mnuchin can strike a deal , they will need to craft a plan that can earn enough support to get through the Republican-held Senate .
Democrats passed a $ 2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill last week .
It would reinstate the $ 600 per week in extra jobless benefits through January , send another $ 1,200 direct payment to most Americans , direct $ 436 billion in aid to states and municipalities , and authorize a second round @ @ @ @ @ @ @ small businesses , among a bevy of other provisions .

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, center, speaks to members of the media as she walks to her office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke for about an hour Monday but emerged from a phone call with no coronavirus stimulus deal.
The pair expects to talk again Tuesday as the White House and Democratic leaders try to craft an elusive fifth pandemic relief package, Pelosi's spokesman Drew Hammill said in a tweet. Pelosi and Mnuchin plan to exchange more details about their proposals Monday, he added.
The sides have made a final push in recent days to strike an aid agreement and pass legislation before the Nov. 3 election. While Pelosi and Mnuchin seem to have made progress toward a deal, they had a range of outstanding disagreements heading into the weekend.
The millions of Americans still out of work during the pandemic await more relief from Washington after several financial lifelines set up during the outbreak expired weeks ago. Economists have worried a lack of new fiscal stimulus will stunt a slowing U.S. economic recovery.
Lawmakers also aim to bolster efforts to test Americans for the virus, treat Covid-19 and develop an effective vaccine as the country still reports tens of thousands of new cases per day.
Optimism about the prospects of a relief deal helped to boost the U.S. stock market Monday. President Donald Trump, fighting Covid-19 himself, put pressure on Congress to pass aid legislation over the weekend.
Trump has largely stayed out of the talks between the White House and Congress.
The coming days will likely determine whether lawmakers can approve another stimulus package before the election. Even if Pelosi and Mnuchin can strike a deal, they will need to craft a plan that can earn enough support to get through the Republican-held Senate.
Democrats passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill last week. It would reinstate the $600 per week in extra jobless benefits through January, send another $1,200 direct payment to most Americans, direct $436 billion in aid to states and municipalities, and authorize a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans for hard-hit small businesses, among a bevy of other provisions.


cnbc--2020-10-05--Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and two deputies test positive for coronavirus

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and two of her deputies have tested positive for the coronavirus as President Donald Trump remains hospitalized with the virus .
McEnany and her two deputies , Chad Gilmartin and Karoline Leavitt , are among at least 18 people people in the White House , or connected to Trump 's reelection campaign or to recent White House events , who have tested positive for Covid-19 since late last week .
`` After testing negative consistently , including every day since Thursday , I tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning while experiencing no symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` No reporters , producers , or members of the press are listed as close contacts by the White House Medical Unit . ''
It was not clear when Gilmartin , who is principal assistant press secretary , and Leavitt , who is assistant press secretary , tested positives for Covid-19 .
Their diagnoses , which were confirmed by NBC News with two sources familiar with their situation , were made public only after McEnany disclosed her diagnois on Twitter .
The other people connected to Trump and recent White House events who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign manager Bill Stepien , Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel , Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway , former New Jersey Gov .
Chris Christie , three Republican senators , Mike Lee of Utah , Thom Tillis of North Carolina , and Wisconsin 's Ron Johnson , as well as Nick Luna , the president 's personal assistant .
University of Notre Dame President John Jenkins also tested positive , after attending a White House event announcing Trump 's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court .
In addition , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House over the past week have tested positive for the coronavirus , according to the White House Correspondents Association .
McEnany , who is married and gave birth to a daughter last November , briefed reporters at the White House on Thursday , hours before Trump 's advisor Hope Hicks was revealed to have tested positive .
Trump announced his diagnosis and that of his wife , first lady Melania Trump , shortly after Hicks ' diagnosis became public .
`` I definitely had no knowledge of Hope Hicks ' diagnosis prior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday , '' McEnany tweeted Monday .
`` As an essential worker , I have worked diligently to provide needed information to the American People at this time , '' she wrote .
`` With my recent positive test , I will begin the quarantine process and will continue working on behalf of the American People remotely . ''
In February , McEnany , during an appearance on Fox News that preceded her appointment as press secretary , said that under Trump 's leadership `` We will not see diseases like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see terrorism come here , and is n't that refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of President [ Barack ] Obama ? ''
When her comments to Fox News resurfaced after her appointment , McEnany on Twitter accused a reporter who had tweeted her interview of `` ridiculous spin , '' and added , `` I was asked about travel restrictions & stated the intent of those restrictions : 'We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here . '
`` `` President Trump works to defeat the invisible enemy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McEnany wrote on a post aimed at that reporter .
White House spokesman Judd Deere said Monday , `` Contact tracing will certainly be done from Kayleigh McEnany 's case , consistent with CDC [ federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ] guidelines , and appropriate recommendations will be made . ''
In White House circles , McEnany has become a symbol of how closely held the early diagnoses of Covid-19 were among high-ranking officials .
While Hicks tested positive for the coronavirus early Thursday , McEnany was not immediately informed of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been exposed to the virus , until Thursday evening , when press reports began to emerge about Hicks .
A senior White House official told NBC News that McEnany was pulled from the group accompanying Trump to his golf club in Bedminster , New Jersey , on Thursday but was not told why .
The official said McEnany did not learn until later that afternoon that Hicks had tested positive that day .
In the hours between Hicks ' positive test and when McEnany learned of it , she briefed the press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not wearing a mask .
Melania Trump 's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham , who preceded McEnany as White House press secretary , declined to comment on McEnany 's disclosure .
McEnany told reporters on Saturday that she had tested negative , and she was seen wearing a mask on White House grounds on Friday when the president was moved to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center .
But on Sunday , she removed her mask in order to tape an appearance on Fox News .
She removed it again moments afterward to speak to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As of Sunday night , the White House had not reached out to any of the three infected correspondents to conduct contact tracing .
Ben Williamson , senior communications advisor at the White House , tweeted Monday about McEnany 's lack of a mask : `` For those asking about this : @ PressSec briefly removed her mask at the mic to answer questions , was there for two questions and only 58 seconds . ''
White House Correspondents ' Association President Zeke Miller said in a statement , `` We wish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struggling with the virus a swift recovery . ''
`` As of this moment we are not aware of additional cases among White House journalists , though we know some are awaiting test results , '' said Miller , an Associated Press reporter .
`` We strongly encourage our members to continue following CDC guidance on mask-wearing and distancing — especially when at the White House — and urge journalists to seek testing if they were potentially exposed . ''
Editor 's note : This story was updated to note that at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have tested positive for Covid-19 recently .

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White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and two of her deputies have tested positive for the coronavirus as President Donald Trump remains hospitalized with the virus. McEnany and her two deputies, Chad Gilmartin and Karoline Leavitt, are among at least 18 people people in the White House, or connected to Trump's reelection campaign or to recent White House events, who have tested positive for Covid-19 since late last week. "After testing negative consistently, including every day since Thursday, I tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning while experiencing no symptoms," McEnany said on Twitter. "No reporters, producers, or members of the press are listed as close contacts by the White House Medical Unit." It was not clear when Gilmartin, who is principal assistant press secretary, and Leavitt, who is assistant press secretary, tested positives for Covid-19. Their diagnoses, which were confirmed by NBC News with two sources familiar with their situation, were made public only after McEnany disclosed her diagnois on Twitter. The other people connected to Trump and recent White House events who have tested positive since Thursday include Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, three Republican senators, Mike Lee of Utah, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, and Wisconsin's Ron Johnson, as well as Nick Luna, the president's personal assistant. University of Notre Dame President John Jenkins also tested positive, after attending a White House event announcing Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. In addition, at least three journalists who were at the White House over the past week have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the White House Correspondents Association.
Kayleigh McEnany, White House press secretary, left, and Chad Gilmartin, principal assistant White House press secretary, arrive to a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images
McEnany, who is married and gave birth to a daughter last November, briefed reporters at the White House on Thursday, hours before Trump's advisor Hope Hicks was revealed to have tested positive. Trump announced his diagnosis and that of his wife, first lady Melania Trump, shortly after Hicks' diagnosis became public. "I definitely had no knowledge of Hope Hicks' diagnosis prior to holding a White House press briefing on Thursday," McEnany tweeted Monday.
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