Trump and Melania tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, soon after one of their closest White House aides Hope Hicks tested positive for the virus.
Trump took to Twitter to confirm the same.
“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” he tweeted.
Following Hope Hick’s infection, the President and the First lady had undergone tests. She had travelled with the President on Air Force One earlier this week.
Other world leaders like Pakistani PM Imran Khan, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu also tweeted their wishes to the US president.
President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda also wished the Trumps, stating that “Poland and USA will get through the hardships and succeed in fighting COVID-19.”
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hoped that “they will overcome the quarantine period without problems and regain their health as soon as possible.”
Charles Michel, President of the European Council and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation’s director general, wished them a speedy recovery as well.
US Vice President Mike Pence also took to Twitter to wish the couple a speedy recovery.
Former Surgeon General of the US, Vivek Murthy and former Police Commissioner of the New York City Police Department Bernard Kerik sent their messages too.
Keith Boykin, a former White House aide and commentator at CNN, tweeted how world leaders had failed to take the virus seriously and had tested positive later.
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