# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 62
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1228 "2020-10-15T12:50:13Z")
> **[Covid: Trump's son Barron had coronavirus, says first lady](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54548661)** > > The 14-year-old did not have symptoms and has since tested negative, Melania Trump says. Another personal consequence for Trump, except he doesn’t have a lot of empathy, so maybe he won’t care. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1229 "2020-10-15T12:58:09Z")
Barron is for now an innocent minor and I don’t wish him any ill. He’s probably headed for a life of crime just like the rest of his family but for the moment he’s a child and I hope he comes out okay. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1230 "2020-10-15T13:00:59Z")
Well, he didn’t have much to say about Barron in this clip. I would really hate to have this man for a father. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5xknlq1J2YU/maxresdefault.jpg "Trump Says 'Barron's Fine' After Having Covid-19") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xknlq1J2YU) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1231 "2020-10-15T14:52:54Z")
With a little luck, Barron barely knows the man exists. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1232 "2020-10-15T15:04:45Z")
Doubtful, the Donald was sent to military academy boarding school and still sought approval and sucked up to his dad Bigglie. ---
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1233 "2020-10-16T15:23:24Z")
Tiffany Trump was raised away from The Donald and still humiliated herself in public for him at the Republican Convention. Maybe she wants a tax dodge job like Ivanka got (when she was a contractor and employee for The Donald simultaneously). ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1234 "2020-10-16T15:37:54Z")
Yeah for some reason I thought she was supposed to be the ‘good’ Trump. Not so much… ---
**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 16, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1235 "2020-10-16T16:11:42Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > With a little luck, Barron barely knows the man exists I rather doubt they are close. My speculation: Melania more or less can’t stand Donald. Everything now. He ran for President to promote himself and the idiot won the thing despite being overtly idiotic and racist. She used her first lady position to re-open her prenup and lock it in for even more. And she protected Barron from having to be around that idiot much. Look how Eric and Don Jr. turned out. God help Barron. Maybe the fact Dad will die when he is young will actually help him. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1236 "2020-10-16T16:16:44Z")
[quote=“Mahaloth, post:1235, topic:922010, full:true”] > [@DesertDog](#): > > With a little luck, Barron barely knows the man exists > > Maybe the fact Dad will die when he is young will actually help him. I hate to wish any kid to be an orphan, but I think the best thing for Barron would be to have his parents both die and be raised by his cousin Mary. That would be his chance to grow up with some morals, else I think he’s going to be a con man, cheat, and liar just like his siblings. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1237 "2020-10-16T16:18:58Z")
> **[Baron Trump novels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Trump_novels)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Baron Trump novels are two children's novels written in 1889 and 1893 by American author and lawyer Ingersoll Lockwood. They remained obscure until 2017, when they received media attention for perceived similarities between their protagonist and U.S. President Donald Trump. > Lockwood published the first novel, Travels and adventures of Little Baron Trump and his wonderful dog Bulger, in 1889, and its sequel, Baron Trump's Marvellous Undergro... ---
**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 16, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1238 "2020-10-16T16:22:53Z")
Quite sure I’m not going to get many likes for this comment, but given what we all know about his parents (none of it very flattering), what I expect from Baron as an adult is what one would expect from Norman Bates. Would not surprise me, nor should it surprise anyone, if this kid is the next “American Psycho”. Yeah, yeah. I’m a terrible person for being so mean about a kid and not giving him the benefit of the doubt. I’m fine with that. If I’m wrong, at least I’ll be proven wrong by a better outcome than I anticipate. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1239 "2020-10-16T16:29:31Z")
I’d prefer it if we’d drop all conversations involving Barron. It’s unbecoming. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1240 "2020-10-16T16:30:16Z")
> [@Deeg](#): > > I’d prefer it if we’d drop all conversations involving Barron. It’s unbecoming.- This. I thought we all agreed back when that Barron is off-limits. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1241 "2020-10-16T16:58:26Z")
Makes sense to me. No more from me. ---
**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 16, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1242 "2020-10-16T17:19:33Z")
Okay, fine. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1243 "2020-10-16T19:19:31Z")
Can we still talk about how shitty his parents are without mentioning the boy directly? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1244 "2020-10-16T19:26:23Z")
Sure, if you really think there’s anyone here who’s unaware of that… ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/1245 "2020-10-16T22:05:51Z")
We all know that as will be proven when the indictments come flying next year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010.md?page=61)