President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the novel coronavirus after a top White House aide, Hope Hicks, tested positive for the virus. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19.
We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” the president tweeted at 12:54 am on Friday.
Just hours earlier the president announced that he and the first lady would self-quarantine while awaiting coronavirus test. “Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19,” Trump tweeted Thursday night, after the news of Hicks’ positive test result broke. “Terrible!