Eventually think hopes falso tested positive for the corrosive on. The. Low im terry martin good to have you with us with just 4 weeks until election day u. S. President and 1st lady millennia trump have tested positive for 19 the president made the announcement on twitter shortly after the news that his top aide hope picks at contracted the virus extravagant with the president several times this week trump tweeted that he and his wife would quarantine immediately but his doctor said the president would continue to carry out his duties in the white house quote without disruption. With more now were joined by d. W. Correspondent my of her in washington and here in the studio william glu kroll darr u. S. Election expert good to have you both lets start with you you are closest to the white house what more can you tell us the information is very basic right now terry its basically what youve lined out for us we know that he is positive we dont yet know if hes showing any symptoms we know that he in the 1st lady are quarantining but we dont know what sort of medical course its going to take now his doctors have said that hes feeling well that hes going to continue to perform his duties to the best of his ability but we are in New Territory right now in terms of whats going to happen with the campaign whats going to happen with his health this is already been a year full of unprecedented moments and here is yet another one the doctor Donald Trumps doctor has tweeted that said that the trip would continue to carry out his duties in the white house without disruption what are we to make it stop. Well hes clearly trying to send a positive message weve seen both the president and the 1st lady tweeting that theyre in good spirits and theyll get through this together it will be interesting to see how this trickles out through the rest of the power players in washington as you noted hope picks the 8 in question who has also tested positive was in close quarters with the leader of the house of representatives recently trump himself has banned in rooms with the leader of the senate with the Vice President these are people who meet with each other very often and this virus is extremely contagious now of course we cant make any predictions but this is something thats going to have to be kept an eye on at the very least and of course trump not well known for wearing a mask in fact he often mocks those who do wear a mask including his opponent joe biden for wearing a mask so cavalier attitude towards protection and now this is come home to him well ill venture a prediction i think therell be a lot more mouse squaring whole lot of testing going on will you this of course has massive political ramifications depending on disability of the interaction that donald trump has what impact could it have on the election as maya said this is such an unprecedented moment we are about 4 weeks from the election and thousands if not tens of thousands of ballots have already been mailed in many of which for donald trump so were looking at a man who we dont know whats going to happen he may bounce back fine he may show no symptoms like many people have but hes limited in what he can do is limit in this campaign he has to quarantine maybe as mike pointed out members of his staff maybe members of the government both democrats and republicans of all levels senate house the white house might have to quarantine. We just dont know and we saw even joe biden who is much more likely to be wearing a mask and his wife and his aides and he theyve actually making a political issue out of it mary mashed showing that theyre wearing mash showing they trust the science that was something donald trump mocked him at the debate just a few days ago and i think we can show a clip of just that moment that really takes on new context now i mean i have a miscue in here i put the mask on and you know when i think i need it tonight is an example everybody has had a test and youve had social distancing and all of the things that you have to but i was there mistakes when needed when needed i were missing ok let me ask i dont have i dont where miss like him every time you see me go to miss he could be speaking 200 feet away from him he shows up with the biggest mask ive ever seen i will say i mean we have the word in german thats also in english shot in florida and that is what i lot of people are saying right now. This is a man who has been denying the science thats been denying the protocols that has been very lax restrictions in the white house despite claims of testing in this is one of the major issues this is where reality really meets the trump world which is they cant deny being sick just like they have been able to die this pandemic and what we need what American Public needs what journalists need what people all around the world need is a white house that more or less 6 the truth is going to tell us whats going on with the president of the United States and many of his closest advisers its more than just about dollars from when the president has coronavirus the presidency has coronavirus and that has far reaching political and policy implications. We of course dont know how serious this infection is for donald trump what is going to happen with his health but assuming the president is incapacitated whats the protocol how will this be dealt with if trial becomes really sick. Well all eyes then turn to Vice President mike pence who has tweeted his thoughts and prayers for the president and the 1st lady and of course another big question that comes up next is well then what happens with the campaign as you mentioned were barely 4 weeks out from a massive president ial election a campaign that has been very tempestuous donald trump was scheduled to go today to 2 rallies one in wisconsin and one in florida are both extremely hot states that both candidates need to win those are going to have to be canceled now the president the 1st lady are going to have to quarantine for 14 days we are 13 days out from the 2nd president ial debate there were all sorts of jokes flying around after the disaster that was the 1st president ial debate that maybe the rush to be canceled we dont know we might actually be looking at that at this point ok we must be said you know we all wish donald trump a speedy recovery or that his symptoms dont become too serious in the situation but if they were to become serious could the election be postponed. There is some precedent for postponing or rather for suspending campaigns back in the early 20th century another president ial candidate was taken to jail and his opponent suspended his campaign for that duration of us postponing an election would be a very extraordinary step as william pointed out we have about 2000000 ballots across the country that have already been sent and 90 percent of us voters according to a b. B. C. Pool have already made up their minds who theyre going to vote for it would be a very messy proposition indeed to postpone an entire election now of course as we said the campaign is going to have to take on an entirely new shape now a lot of eyes are going to be on joe biden to see how he responds to this latest news the latest tweet that we see from him is him attacking trump and the Trump Administration for their very lax response to the covert pandemic we have more than 200000 people dead in this country 1000000 dead role dr and the president really has played to his base that this is really not that serious that no one really has to worry about this dont bother wearing a mask or protecting himself and now here we are william this is a delicate situation also for the democrats how theyre going to respond to this is there a risk for the democrats in this if they try to exploit the situation with Donald Trumps health in question how are they going to play this it is a fine line i mentioned the word shot in florida just earlier and the democrats ought to be careful not to seem to be gloating not to seem to be making light of the fact the president may be sick at the very least is tested positive for corona virus what they can do is pivot back to the issue that theyre really trying to make this campaign about which is health care which is preserving whats left of obamacare its been chipped away a lot but whats left of it trying to strengthen it putting something new in place by then is elected to build on that and by saying by making the case donald trump being the president is going to get the best possible care you. Get in the country which Many Americans particularly people of lower economic means particularly people of color have not been able to get out of been so strongly affected by this virus thats the route that democrats will probably take and theyll be careful not to gloat not to not to hit hard on trumps. Playing down the virus before and now having it now my own theres great concern about how far this how far this infection this hot spot has spread as it were donald trump had contact of course with joe biden at that campaign on tuesday in a number of other people as well is there a risk that joe biden himself could be infected. Well im sure 1st thing in the morning joe bidens going to wake up to this news and taking at least one test today we also know according to white house insiders that c. N. N. Is reporting that trump did a closed door big donor fundraiser in new jersey after it was known about his and hope picks was positive so were looking at what is going to happen with joe biden were looking was going to happen with other big donors with other washington insiders you know it really was stark when you watched the debate earlier this week to see how the republicans were the supporters on one side of the room were mostly not Wearing Masks and how the democrats and the biden supporters another side of the room really worried really is living in 2 different realities in this country the people who dont believe that corona virus is really that big of a deal and the people who do it will be interesting to see how this spins out among trumps supporters many of whom attend his rallies without sort of any protection who dont mind standing chicken jowl with their fellow from supporters next to each other in these big aircraft hangars where he tends to have his rallies how are they going to react and how is this going to bring this home to them if at all does this mean that perhaps the republicans and the Trump Supporters can start taking coated seriously now you know were only at 200000 people dead in this country lets see what happens my thank you very much for no those are washington correspondent and here in the studio from our us election Coverage Team william good actor. E. U. Leaders agreed yesterday to impose sanctions on dozens of officials linked to the widely disputed reelection of Alexander Lukashenko in the recent president ial vote cyprus dropped its b. To against the move after securing you support in its gas dispute with turkey sanctions include travel bans and asset freezes. A breakthrough in brussels after weeks of deadlock a year later has presented a united front on bello roofs slapping sanctions on 14 members of president Alexander Lukashenko his regime. They are accused of falsifying the oldest Election Results which is led to weeks of unrest across the country the bloc stopped short of sanctioning lukashenko despite already rejecting the bellary seen leaders claim to the presidency the people of the have the right to determine whats the own future its also our intention to continue to develop a foot in order to support the important use such as the freedom of the press the freedom of speech. Society there had been broad support for the sanctions but discussions here to snag when cyprus vetoed the move within a year requiring a unanimous decision. All eyes were on the cypriot president who wanted to 1st secure a new support in his countrys dispute with turkey. Tetchy has been carrying out exploratory drilling for gas in what cyprus in greasy is their sovereign washes something anchorage disputes. The 2 issues and directly related but cyprus used its vote as leverage amid growing tensions in the mediterranean. In a compromise the a you warn turkey could face consequences if it persists with its project it is no tricksy about has to prove that it wants to go the constructive road with us and this is the offer tried but we have very clear in the opposite case we have all necessary tools at our disposal. The previous warnings and sanctions on those involved in the drilling have done little to deter and correct our the e. U. Has promised to reassess the situation before the end of the heat from the source at night just reminder of our top story were covering for you today with just one month ago until he faces reelection to u. S. President dont trump has been impacted by the coronavirus confirmed on twitter that both he and his 1st lady malani trump tested positive for coverage 19 trump is 74 years old placing him in a High Risk Group want to see his his diagnosis come shortly after the close president ial aide pickups also tested positive for a bike. Club more on president trucks diagnosis and its implications of the top of the hour coming up next our documentary democracy of the gullible the internet corral thats im terry Martin Thanks for. Imagine homie push the old lunch house right now in the morning Climate Change is a conflict or faces my plans for when from just one week. How much worse can really get. We still have time to act im going