It had to happen sooner or later: virus spreader and demagogue Donald "COVID Donnie" Trump and his third wife Melanie Melania have tested positive for the coronavirus. Shortly before 1 a.m this morning, Trump put down his double cheeseburger and tweeted:
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
After all of that "playing down" of the virus, pushing quack cures, taunting mask wearing, recklessly holding his Nuremberg rallies with no social distancing or masks, and who knows what else, the biggest purveyor of false information on the virus has now gotten a dose of it.
Aside from the schadenfreude of it all, Trump will have to quarantine at the White (Supremacist) House for the next 14 days, assuming the virus doesn't put him in the hospital on a ventilator. Trump communication lie factory aide and object of Trump's lust Hope "No Hope" Hicks also tested positive on Wednesday evening. Hicks had traveled with the Trump entourage to the Tuesday shit show in Cleveland, which indicates that they knew the infection had reached Trump's inner circle Wednesday evening, yet still appeared at a Nuremberg / Herman Cain Memorial rally in Duluth, MN that night.
The White (Supremacist) House indicated that Trump will conduct some campaigning from the residence, again assuming the virus doesn't consume him, thus reversing roles with VP Joe Biden, who is out on the campaign trail holding safe events.
More, including reactions, later this morning.
BONUS: He shows more empathy than we can muster --
Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 2, 2020
BONUS II: Major Trump cultist and head of the Rethuglican National Committee Ronna Romney McDaniel has also tested positive for COVID-19. Trump cult virus spread is happening before our eyes.