Trump says he 'tested very positively' for coronavirus, by which he means negative

President Trump.
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President Trump briefly had everyone convinced he had contracted coronavirus.

In his attempt to spin some excitement into his daily coronavirus test reveal, Trump told reporters that he "tested very positively" for COVID-19 on Thursday. But in case his flipping hand motions didn't make it clear, Trump quickly clarified. "I tested positively toward negative, right. I tested perfectly this morning." Then Trump tried one more time to coin his new phrase: "That's a way of saying it: positively toward the negative."

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.