Trump to hold rally Monday in Florida despite his COVID-19 case

Source: The Hill | October 9, 2020 | Brett Samuels

President Trump will hold a campaign rally on Monday in Florida, his first time hitting the campaign trail since testing positive for COVID-19.

The announcement comes despite the fact that the White House has yet to say whether Trump is still infectious or when he last tested negative for the highly contagious virus that has killed more than 210,000 people in America.

The president will gather in Sanford, Fla., with supporters on Monday evening, the campaign announced. Officials have declined to specify whether they would move forward with events regardless of if Trump has tested negative.

He is also slated to speak to hundreds of people on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday.

Trump on Thursday night had floated the possibility of traveling to Florida as early as Saturday.

Public health officials advise that an individual who had the virus obtain two negative tests before interacting in public again, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines suggest individuals should remain isolated for 10 days after the onset of symptoms in mild cases and up to 20 days for more severe cases.

Monday would mark 11 days since Trump first tested positive for the virus, though the exact timeline of when he became infected remains fuzzy because White House officials have repeatedly refused to say when he last tested negative for COVID-19.

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  • Consistent October 9, 2020 at 8:15 pm #43604

    EVERYDAY October 9, 2020 at 9:49 pm #43606

    If I lived in Florida, I’d be squawking. The people in charge down there, particularly the idiot governor, should be thrown out of office. Why would anyone in authority allow this rally to happen, particularly in view of the fact that the virus is so rampant in Florida?

    Consistent October 10, 2020 at 10:52 am #43613

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