fo former president trump s chief of staff mark meadows writing that the then president tested positive for covid-19 on september 26th, just three days before the first presidential debate and that trump subsequently took an antigen test that came back negative. here s how the timing breaks down. that same day of the first positive test, trump hosted a white house event, announcing his nomination of judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. amy, say a few words. reporter: as trump was on his way to a rally in pennsylvania, his physician, dr. sean conley, notified meadows that trump had tested positive for covid. later that day, another test, this time an antigen test, came back negative. conley never acknowledged the first test in the media, even when asked directly.
former president trump is now responding to a new report that raises serious questions about the timing of his coronavirus diagnosis. his former chief of staff has said in a new book that trump tested positive days before the white house at the time, the administration revealed that fact to the public. and now cnn has learned there were whispers in the white house about trump s positive test before his first debate with now president biden. cnn s gabby orr joining us from washington. gabby, you know, it wasn t just this debate. there were a number of other places along the way where the former president was interacting with people. that s right, erica. what we know based on this new reporting is that former president donald trump received a positive test for covid-19 on september 26th. three days later he took the debate stage in cleveland for that first presidential debate