Trump’s Covid Diagnosis Jolts White House and His Campaign

  • Symptoms are so far mild and he’s working from residence
  • Pence, Mnuchin, Kushner and Ivanka Trump tested negative

Melania and Donald Trump

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President Donald Trump’s diagnosis of coronavirus roiled Washington Friday, throwing even more chaos into an already frenetic election year with a month to go until the vote.

The president is experiencing mild symptoms, and is working from the White House residence, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters Friday, adding that Trump “will remain on the job.”