That video the president left Walter Reed Hospital to salute cheering supporters from his motorcade very is wearing a mask. The president was driven by secret Service Agents who also wore protective gear. But now may have been potentially exposed to this disease that has swept through the white house in recent days that brief motorcade right now raising big concerns at the white house and from a number of top medical leaders alexander le mon has the latest now from washington. President trumps decision to leave Walter Reed Medical Center to drive around and think his supporters came as a surprise because the white house had called a lid on the president stay meaning that no additional activities were expected in fact no activities at all were expected because the president is being treated for covid19. In a surprise move President Donald Trump left Walter Reed Medical Center to waive that supporters gathered outside the president announcing the drive by just minutes before on twitter i
Doctors suggesting today that he could be ready to go back to the white house as early as tomorrow. The white house releasing these images of the president tonight saying that he was taking part in a phone call with Vice President mike pence and other top members of his administration. According to the white house chief of staff mark meadows, not pictured there was also in the room also taking part in that call which if true could be a cause for concern. President trump is seen here not wearing a mask despite still being positive for coronavirus in another video message shared on twitter this afternoon, the president claimed. Hes found a newfound appreciation for the seriousness of the virus. Its been a very interesting journey. I learned a lot about covid i learned by really going to school this is the real school. This isnt the lets read the book school and i get it i understand it and a very interesting thing going to be letting you know about it. The president following up on that
Of mr. Trumps closest aides, hope hicks, also tested positive for covid19. Natalie brand is in washington. What do we know about the condition of the president and the first lady . Reporter well, a Senior Administration official tells cbs news the president is in good spirits. But huge questions and uncertainty remain about what happens next. The schedule ahead, the timing of this a little more than 30 days from the election. In a tweet just before 1 00 a. M. , President Trump announced both he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for covid19. The president wrote, we will begin our quarantine and Recovery Process immediately. We will get through this together. So i just went for a test. And well see what happens. Who knows . Reporter the Stunning Development came hours after President Trump confirmed to fox news that one of his closest aides, hope hicks, had tested positive for the coronavirus. She tested positive. And i just went out with a test. Ill see we spend a lot of
Rally short. Abc news sources say he wants feeling well. He was originally scheduled to attend a rally in florida tonight and that has been canceled. And rallies planned for this weekend in wisconsin have also been canceled. Shortly after the positive tests were announced, the white house updated the president s schedule. The only event remaining on that list is President Trump holding a phone call today about offering covid19 support to vulnerable seniors. And some political analysts say that President Trumps reelection bid may also be affected by how he gets through illness. Analysts say if the president becomes seriously ill, it could hurt his reelection chances. But if the president gets a mild case and is able to recover, it could reenergize him and his supporters and help him narrow bidens lead in the polls. The president first announced the diagnosis on twitter late last night while most were still asleep. And this is after one of his closest aides also tested positive. Alex pre
[roll call] clerk madam president , all members of the commission are present. Item number 2 is the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] clerk clrk item number 3 is the approval of minutes for the august 25, 2020 special meeting. So moved. Second. President brandon all in favor, roll call vote. [roll call] president brandon motion passes unanimously. The motion of august 25, 2020 [inaudible]. Clerk item number 4 is announcements. Please be vised that a member of the public has up to three advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comments on each agenda item unless the Court Commission adopts a shorter period on any tight. Please note that during the Public Comment period, the moderator will instruct dialin participants to such a tonetone phone to register their desire for Public Comment. Audio prompts will signal to dinein participants when their audio input has been enabled for commenting. Please dial in when the item you wish to com