President Trump tweeted early Friday morning that both he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19.
"We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately," Trump said. "We will get through this TOGETHER!" The president and first lady were tested after one of his close advisers, Hope Hicks, tested positive for the virus. She traveled with Trump on Tuesday to Cleveland for the presidential debate and again on Wednesday for a rally in Minnesota. Hicks reportedly began to feel ill while in Minnesota, and quarantined aboard Air Force One on the trip back to Washington.
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