BREAKING: Pres. Trump arrives at Walter Reed Medical Center after testing positive for COVID-19.
departed for Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, after experiencing a low-grade fever, chills, nasal congestion and cough, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell ABC News.
He and first lady Melania Trump have been in isolation after announcing overnight that they tested positive for COVID-19. While it is not clear how Trump, 74, contracted COVID-19, the news came hours after it was revealed that one of his closest advisers, Hope Hicks, had also tested positive. Hicks traveled with Trump to Ohio for the debate on Tuesday and to Minnesota for a rally on Wednesday.President Donald Trump boards Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House, Oct. 2, 2020, as he heads to Walter Reed Military Medical Center, after testing positive for Covid-19. President Donald Trump boards Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House, Oct. 2, 2020, as he heads to Walter Reed Military Medical Center, after testing positive for Covid-19.Hope Hicks, an advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One to depart Washington with the president and other staff on campaign travel to Minnesota from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 30, 2020. Hope Hicks, an advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One to depart Washington with the president and other staff on campaign travel to Minnesota from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 30, 2020.Here is how the news is developing on Friday. Please refresh for updates. All times Eastern.Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden urged the nation to come together Friday, as President Trump battles COVID-19. "This cannot be a partisan moment," Biden said on Twitter."It must be an American moment. We have to come together as a nation."Donald Trump Jr. told ABC News that he spoke to his father this morning and described President Trump as"a little tired," but in"great spirits." The president's eldest son said he never saw his father sick in 42 years and knows he will beat this, and mentioned they discussed when they would hit the campaign trail. He asked the nation to keep his father in their thoughts tonight."He will fight through this with the same strength and conviction that he uses to fight for America each and every day," Eric Trump said on social media Friday evening."I ask you to join me in praying for his recovery."she was"praying for the swift recovery of my father and Melania and for all those impacted by COVID-19." "As they fight this together, the President will continue to fight for the people of this great country," she added.Presidential powers have not been given to Vice President Mike Pence, according to a White House official. White House Director of Strategic Communications Alyssa Farah told ABC News that"the president is in charge."President Trump is expected to depart shortly for Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, with low-grade fever, nasal congestion, cough and chills following his COVID-19 diagnoses, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter told ABC News."President Trump remains in good spirits, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day," she said in a statement."Out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the President will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days. President Trump appreciates the outpouring of support for both he and the First Lady." White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters Friday morning that the president had"mild symptoms." Overnight, when it was announced that Trump and the first lady tested positive, White House Dr. Sean Conley wrote in a memorandum,"the President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they plan to remain home at the White House during their convalescence."While speaking in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday afternoon, former Vice President Joe Biden said he received two negative tests for COVID-19 on Friday morning before traveling.Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 2, 2020. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 2, 2020. His wife, Jill Biden, also tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday, the Bidens' primary care physician said. The Democratic presidential nominee said in his speech in Grand Rapids,"I would like to start by acknowledging which I'm sure all of you do as well, sending my prayers for the health and the safety of the first lady and president." "My wife, Jill, and I pray that they will make a quick and full recovery," he said."This is not a matter of politics. It's a bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously. It is not going away automatically." Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff also tested negative on Friday, according to a Harris aide. The aide said they would continue on their planned travel to Las Vegas and Greensboro, North Carolina, respectively.Trump, who is"fatigued," has been treated with a single 8-gram dose of Regeneron's polyclonal antibody cocktail, according to a statement from his physician. [5:45 p.m. update: Regeneron's founder has clarified that it's monoclonal, not polyclonal.]President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump leave after the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Sept. 29, 2020. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump leave after the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Sept. 29, 2020.The rest of the First Family tested negative on Friday, the physician said.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested negative for COVID-19 Friday morning, a spokesperson said. The test was"out of an abundance of caution."White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Friday that it was"deemed safe" for the president to travel to an event in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Thursday even after the White House learned Hicks tested positive. McEnany said White House operations made that decision but did not elaborate on who she meant. During a gaggle outside the White House McEnany said Trump was"feeling good" but had"mild symptoms." She declined to elaborate on his exact symptoms. McEnany said that the White House made Trump's positive test public"within an hour" of the president being"assured that he had indeed tested positive."The Trump campaign on Friday emailed donors who attended Thursday's fundraiser in Bedminster, urging them to contact their medical provider if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. The email, obtained by ABC News, said due to"Trump Victory-protocol no attendees were allowed within 6 ft of President Trump at the event."Mask wearing will still not be required at the White House and will instead remain a personal choice, even in light of the Trumps' positive tests, a White House official said.Asked if any other changes would be made to COVID-19-related protocols, White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere referred back to a Thursday night statement which said:"The President takes the health and safety of himself and everyone who works in support of him and the American people very seriously. White House Operations collaborates with the Physician to the President and the White House Military Office to ensure all plans and procedures incorporate current CDC guidance and best practices for limiting COVID-19 exposure to the greatest extent possible both on complex and when the President is traveling."The City of Cleveland said it is aware of 11 COVID-19 cases stemming from pre-debate planning and set-up for Tuesday night's presidential debate there.The Cleveland Health Department said it will continue to follow its contact tracing process.In this Sept. 29, 2020, file photo, from l-r., first lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday. In this Sept. 29, 2020, file photo, from l-r., first lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday. Besides Trump, Vice President Joe Biden and moderator Chris Wallace, only White House officials and guests were seen without masks at the debate. Several ignored requests from organizers to wear one.Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump holds a face mask as he speaks during the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Sept. 29, 2020. President Donald Trump holds a face mask as he speaks during the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Sept. 29, 2020. "I don't wear masks like him. Every time you see him, he's got a mask," Trump said."He could be speaking 200 feet away and he shows up with the biggest mask I've ever seen."Trump did not participate in the only event listed on his public schedule today, sources tell ABC News. He was slated to host a 12:15 p.m. phone call on COVID-19 support to vulnerable seniors, according to his public schedule. However, Vice President Mike Pence stepped in to host instead. Pence and second lady Karen Pence's COVID-19 tests came back negative, press secretary Devin O'Malley said Friday morning. "Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day," O'Malley tweeted."This morning, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19."Pence's physician in a statement said the vice president does not need to quarantine because he"is not considered a close contact with any individuals who have tested positive for COVID, including President Donald J. Trump."Pence tweeted that he's praying for the Trumps' recovery.Vice President Mike Pence arrives with his wife Karen Pence to deliver his acceptance speech during an event of the 2020 Republican National Convention held at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Aug. 26, 2020. Vice President Mike Pence arrives with his wife Karen Pence to deliver his acceptance speech during an event of the 2020 Republican National Convention held at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Aug. 26, 2020.Campaign events involving Trump, Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement. "Previously announced events involving members of the First Family are also being temporarily postponed," Stepien said."All other campaign events will be considered on a case-by-case basis."President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One to travel to the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Sept. 29, 2020, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One to travel to the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Sept. 29, 2020, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. In an all-staff email, Stepien informed his team that staff members who've been exposed to"someone testing positive should immediately begin self-quarantine." Stepien said that while"some public events will be taken down" the campaign office in Arlington will remain open.At least one junior employee who works in the West Wing has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to administration sources. It was not immediately clear when and if this person was around Trump or Hicks. 1:30 p.m.: Pennsylvania Health Dept. encourages attendees of Trump rally to download contact tracing app Pennsylvania's Department of Health is urging anyone who was at Trump's Saturday rally in Middletown to download the COVID Alert PA tracing app."If you test positive, you can alert those you came in close contact with anonymously through the app," the health department said in a statement."Anyone who needs a test can get one. If you are feeling sick and need to be tested, please contact your health care provider or visit health.pa.gov to find a testing location near you."Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the university. He had been self-quarantining after he"learned that a colleague with whom he has been in regular contact tested positive for COVID-19," it said.Jenkins was at the White House Rose Garden on Saturday when Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee. He was criticized for not wearing a mask at the event and later apologized.Chair of the Democratic National Committee Tom Perez, who sat in the front row at Tuesday night's presidential debate, has tested negative for COVID-19, a source familiar with the situation confirms to ABC News.Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Lee was at the White House on Saturday when Barrett was announced as Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Lee then met with Barrett on Tuesday.Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, meets with Senator Mike Lee at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 2020. Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, meets with Senator Mike Lee at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 2020. "Unlike the test I took just a few days ago while visiting the White House, yesterday's test came back positive," Lee tweeted Friday."On advice of the Senate attending physician, I will remain isolated for the next 10 days." A senior White House official said Barrett tested negative for the coronavirus Friday and has been testing negative during daily tests. Barrett has spent significant time lately with the White House chief of staff and White House counsel, along with other White House officials.Trump has"mild symptoms," White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters Friday morning."I'm optimistic that he'll have a very quick and speedy recovery," he added.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images First lady Melania Trump sits next to Seventh Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett's family, including husband Jesse Barrett and their seven children, as President Donald Trump announces Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court in the Rose Garden at the White House, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C. First lady Melania Trump sits next to Seventh Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett's family, including husband Jesse Barrett and their seven children, as President Donald Trump announces Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court in the Rose Garden at the White House, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tweeted that he had a phone call with Trump Friday morning and the president was"in good spirits." "We talked business — especially how impressed Senators are with the qualifications of Judge Barrett," McConnell tweeted."Full steam ahead with the fair, thorough, timely process that the nominee, the Court, & the country deserve."that he expects Trump and the first lady to make a"complete, full and rapid recovery."In light of Trump's positive coronavirus test, the president has canceled Friday's rally in Sanford, Florida. After holding an indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June that was lightly attended, the Trump campaign paused official rallies until mid-August. Since then, however, Trump has held 20 rallies. He held 15 rallies in September alone.President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minn., on Sept. 30, 2020. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minn., on Sept. 30, 2020.President Donald Trump throws hats to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport, Sept. 30, 2020, in Duluth, Minn. President Donald Trump throws hats to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport, Sept. 30, 2020, in Duluth, Minn.Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday, White House spokeswoman Carolina Hurley tweeted. This report was featured in the Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, episode of"Start Here," ABC News' daily news podcast. "Start Here" offers a straightforward look at the day's top stories in 20 minutes. Listen for free every weekday on
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