he and his wife caught COVID-19, a deadly disease that has killed 1 million people and one that he previously referred to as a hoax and no worse than the flu.While some people couldn't contain their glee on social media, many others just reported the news and timeline of Trump's diagnosis.
The president apparently knew he was exposed to the novel coronavirus when he traveled to New Jersey on Thursday for a fundraiser at his golf course.
Hours after the event, where he appeared without a mask, he announced his positive diagnosis.Others, like MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, had a sympathetic reaction to the bombshell, asking her followers to pray for the man who just mocked Democratic nominee Joe Biden for wearing protective facial coverings.