# Trump and Melania test positive for COVID-19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 2, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010 "2020-10-02T05:07:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 38
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/743 "2020-10-04T11:58:59Z")
“MINNEAPOLIS – Three Minnesota congressmen are facing backlash over taking a commercial flight home from Washington, D.C., on Friday night just two days after they shared Air Force One with President [Donald Trump](https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/DonaldTrump). U.S. Reps. Pete Stauber, Tom Emmer and Jim Hagedorn all were on the same Delta Airlines flight despite the airline’s restrictions on passengers recently exposed to COVID-19. Trump announced early Friday morning he had tested positive for the virus. Delta’s policy says customers who know they were exposed to the virus in the past 14 days cannot travel on the company’s aircraft. The airline defines exposure as face-to-face contact with someone carrying the virus, or sustained contact for more than 15 minutes less than 6 feet apart.” [https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/minnesota-congressmen-flew-delta-flying-trump-73409585](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/minnesota-congressmen-flew-delta-flying-trump-73409585) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/744 "2020-10-04T12:01:42Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > No Presidential tweets in sixteen hours. I am keeping track. > [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > No Presidential tweets in four years. I’ve been keeping track too. You win! ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/745 "2020-10-04T12:05:18Z")
So who wears a sports coat while in the hospital? And, funny, that didn’t look much like a hospital room, more like an office at the White House. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/746 "2020-10-04T12:05:23Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Maybe we she stop drafting the president’s spouse into a job - no one voted for her and rumor has long had it she never wanted the job. So why don’t we get someone who actually wants it? FLOTUS has no standing in law, it’s not official, just custom. **We’d be better off with a professional “White House Hostess” at least this time around.** Stormy would be an excellent choice for this administration. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/747 "2020-10-04T12:12:24Z")
It’s nothing like a standard hospital room, that hospital has a six room suite with offices and a conference room reserved for the President. I see no reason to doubt that those photos were taken at Walter Reed. That said, I’m sure he dragged himself out of bed for a few minutes and posed for a couple of photos in different parts of his suite. I seriously doubt he was actually working. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/748 "2020-10-04T12:14:06Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > That said, I’m sure he dragged himself out of bed for a few minutes and posed for a couple of photos in different parts of his suite. I seriously doubt he was actually working. This no doubt applies to many of his photos from the last four years. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/750 "2020-10-04T12:27:02Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > No Presidential tweets in four years. I’ve been keeping track too. Brilliant! (Seriously, I cringe hard every time I see a Trump tweet WITH DIMB TIPOS AND EXCJAMATION OOINYS!!! like he’s eight years old.) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/751 "2020-10-04T12:29:39Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > that didn’t look much like a hospital room, more like an office at the White House. The Walter Reed Presidential Suite is more like a hotel room than a hospital room. The hospital ‘room’ he’s staying in, is probably larger than the average American’s house/apartment. > **[Inside the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center VIP treatment ward](https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2020/10/02/inside-walter-reed-army-medical-hospital-vip-treatment-ward/3596886001/)** > > Pictures from 2007 show the VIP suite at the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which closed in 2011. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/752 "2020-10-04T13:08:51Z")
Now, these pics are from the old Walter Reed. I’m assuming the Presidential digs at the new place are similar, but I haven’t been able to find photod ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/753 "2020-10-04T13:23:15Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > That said, I’m sure he dragged himself out of bed for a few minutes and posed for a couple of photos in different parts of his suite. I seriously doubt he was actually working. Those cupboard doors look awfully drab for a Presidential Suite. Especially compared to the photos of the old Suite. He looks like he’s working at a utilitarian table, not a fancy desk like in the old Suite. Why are there flags sitting in front of cupboard doors that would have to be moved to access supplies? ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/754 "2020-10-04T13:28:50Z")
> **[Personal assistant to Trump tests positive for coronavirus | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/04/politics/nicholas-luna-body-man-trump-positive-test/index.html)** > > One of the White House aides who works closest to President Donald Trump has tested positive for coronavirus, two White House officials confirmed to CNN. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/755 "2020-10-04T13:35:50Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > So… why can’t the highest levels of the government, with far more money and resources, get their act together at least that much? It’s crazy. I work for small county government. IS/GIS department. When this got serious in March, we were all sent to work from home and all set up within about a week. Knowing that some people would have to go to work to do their jobs or just pick something up, we had an online tracing/tracking system set up in one week. You must fill it out if you go to work, if someone ends up sick, we will know who else was in the building. A coworker took her work desk and an extra monitor home for instance. Did it on a weekend but filled out the tracking form. We where all asked 'Who is especially vulnerable to COVID" a list of aspects of vulnerabilities included. We knew very little at the time. But anyone compromised (say immune deficiency) would be given special consideration. HIPPA was a concern, and is being followed. TLAS of it is we jumped on it right away. As such, have had very little confusion or problems, and are doing our jobs just fine. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/756 "2020-10-04T13:38:52Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > That said, I’m sure he dragged himself out of bed for a few minutes and posed for a couple of photos in different parts of his suite. I seriously doubt he was actually working. Probably wasn’t wearing pants either. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/757 "2020-10-04T13:47:18Z")
Apparently the photos were staged even more than normal. [https://twitter.com/Marmel/status/1312621175177129989/photo/1](https://twitter.com/Marmel/status/1312621175177129989/photo/1) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/758 "2020-10-04T13:53:23Z")
Ah, and you can see his blazer draped over the back of the chair in the conference room photo. So they took the first one, then walked him into another room and had him take off his coat for the second one. And as somebody int he twitter thread pointed out - who the heck uses a giant sharpie to do any kind of actual work? ETA: It’s the same stuff on the desk, too - a black binder and a sack of red folders. Yeah, they’re really bad at this. ---
**Author:** ![agzem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@agzem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agzem)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/759 "2020-10-04T13:53:28Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > What are the dumb ass left conspiracy theories? Michael Moore and Joy Reid are Trump/COVID truthers. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/760 "2020-10-04T13:56:37Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > And as somebody int he twitter thread pointed out - who the heck uses a giant sharpie to do any kind of actual work? I think that’s all he really uses, aside from the ceremonial pens presidents use to sign bills. He doesn’t actually write anything - just scribbles on everything. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/761 "2020-10-04T13:58:58Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > We now know Chump engaged in closed-room campaigning even after he started feeling symptoms and probably at least suspected he was Covid-positive. If I were one of the people he was in contact with on those, I’d be suing the administration. What would be the basis for their lawsuit? They knew perfectly well that Trump’s policy had long been to ignore the virus, to ignore scientific advice, to refuse to implement safety measures either in national policy or personal behavior. And they were keen to meet with him to donate money to promote the continuation of his policies. They got _exactly_ what they were paying for. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/762 "2020-10-04T14:00:48Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > He doesn’t actually write anything - just scribbles on everything. Like a four year old spending a day at the office with his mom or dad. Give him some markers and stack of printed paper you pulled out of the recycling bin. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/763 "2020-10-04T14:04:26Z")
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