President Trump isn't letting a deadly and highly contagious disease stop him from having a good time.
Trump is scheduled to host hundreds of guests on the South Lawn of the White House for a "law and order" event on Saturday, The New York Times and ABC News report. That wouldn't be anything too unusual if the president hadn't been in the hospital with COVID-19 less than a week ago after possibly picking up the virus at another large event.
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Trump first revealed his COVID-19 diagnosis a week ago, several days after leading Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination in the Rose Garden. Several attendees later tested positive as well, leading White House medical staff to reportedly conclude that was the source of the outbreak. Trump had reportedly been considering holding a rally this weekend, but instead will save his first one post-coronavirus for Monday night.
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