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Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 three days before his first debate against Joe Biden, the former president's fourth and last chief of staff has revealed in a new book.
The White House chief of staff is going to testify.
Mark said that he knew that the candidates would have to test negative for the virus within 72 hours of the start time, but he didn't think that would stop Trump from going out there.
In the book, Trump returned a negative result from a different test after his positive test.
The revelation of a positive test for the potentially deadly virus is the result of a year's worth of speculation about whether Trump, then 74 years old, had the potentially deadly virus when he faced Biden, 77, in Cleveland on 29 September.
On October 2nd, Trump announced he had Covid. The White House said he announced the result within an hour. He went to the hospital later that day.
The Chief's Chief will be published next week by All Seasons Press. On Tuesday, The Guardian obtained a copy of the document, which was the day after the Capitol attack.
The White House was shocked by Trump's positive result on September 26th, which was just a day after the Rose Garden ceremony for supreme court nominee Amy ConeyBarrett.
Despite the president looking a little tired and suspecting a cold, he was content that he went to a rally in Pennsylvania.
The White House doctor called as Marine One lifted off.
Sean Conley told him to stop the president from leaving. He tested positive for Covid.
When Trump called from Air Force One, his chief of staff gave him the news.
"Mr President, I have some bad news," he said. You have tested positive for Covid-19.
The Christian writes that Trump replied with "Oh spit, you've gotta be trucking lidding me".
He writes that he was surprised that such a germaphobe could have contracted Covid, given the precautions that had to be taken.
The positive test was done with an old model kit. He told Trump that the first test would be repeated and that they were hoping it was a false positive.
After a brief but tense wait,Meadows called back with the news of the negative test. He could almost hear the collective "Thank God" that echoed through the cabin.
Trump was given full permission to press on as if nothing had happened. His chief of staff told everyone in his circle to treat him as if he was positive.
According to the new, much more accurate test, there was no need for me to alarm the public if there was nothing to worry about.
Audience members at the rally would never have known that something was amiss.
The public was not told of the president's tests.
On the first day between the tests and the debate, Trump did little except play golf in Virginia and speak about the value of sacrifice, according to the leader of the Republicans.
People within an inch of my face sometimes want to hug me and they want to kiss me. They do. I am not telling them to back up.
In his book, he did not mention that Trump held a press conference in the White House briefing room the same day.
On Monday 28 September, Trump staged an event at which he talked with business leaders and looked inside the cab of a new truck. He held a Rose Garden press conference about the work that had been done to combat Covid-19.
Trump spoke about a new testing strategy that was supposed to give quicker, more accurate readings about whether someone was positive or not.
Doctors talk about Trump's health on 4 October. There is a photograph ofErin Scott.
The public was not told that Trump tested positive and then negative.
Trump looked slightly better on debate day, according to Meadows.
The gravel in his voice was gone, and his face had regained its usual light bronze hue. The dark circles under his eyes were getting bigger. He was moving more slowly than usual as we walked into the venue at five o'clock in the evening. He walked with a little more weight on his back.
Trump called aides to discuss how to stop Biden.
The performance was controversial, as Trump constantly hectored Biden to the point that the Democrat pleaded: "Will you shut up, man?" This is notpresidential.
Chris Wallace of Fox News said that Trump was not tested before the debate because he arrived late. Wallace said that the honour system was used by Organisers.
The White House did not say that Trump had tested positive.
On 2 October, Trump announced on his verified account that he and his wife were positive.
Trump was helped to the hospital that evening. The president was in good health, so the stunts were planned. The case of Covid was much more serious than the White House had been led to believe.
