Joe Biden says he and Jill send their thoughts and are praying for Donald and Melania Trump after COVID diagnosis – and he will be tested later himself
- Joe Biden will be tested for the coronavirus on Friday morning
- He is scheduled to go to Grand Rapids, Michigan
- He was on stage with President Trump for 90 minutes without a mask on Tuesday during the presidential debate
- Trump announced Thursday he and Melania tested positive for COVID
Democratic nominee Joe Biden sent well wishes Friday morning to President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump who tested positive for the coronavirus overnight.
‘Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family,’ he wrote.
Biden will be tested for the coronavirus on Friday morning, ahead of his scheduled trip to Michigan and in the wake of the shocking news that the president and first lady tested positive for the virus.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden sent well wishes to President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump after the overnight news that the couple had tested positive for the coronavirus
The former vice president wrote that he and his wife Jill were thinking of the president and first lady and wished them a ‘swift recovery.’ ‘We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family’
Joe Biden (right) will be tested for the virus Friday morning after spending Tuesday night on the debate stage across from President Donald Trump (left)
Biden’s campaign has been meticulous about having the candidate and people around him wear masks and social distance.
But the Democratic presidential nominee was on stage for 90 minutes without a mask with President Trump on Tuesday night. The two men were socially distanced but it’s unclear if they had any interactions backstage.
Trump adviser Hope Hicks tested positive on Wednesday but she traveled on Air Force One with the president to Cleveland for the debate and sees him on a daily basis. It’s uncertain when she would have been infected.
Biden is scheduled to be in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday, but will be tested ahead of the trip, CNN reported.
The campaign already asked one reporter – who was scheduled to travel with them but informed officials they had traveled with Trump to Minnesota on Wednesday – not to go.
All the attendees at the Cleveland debate were tested beforehand, while the former vice president’s wife Jill Biden kept her mask on throughout, unlike members of the Trump family.
Biden, 77, is in the same high risk category as Trump due to age.
During the debate, Trump mocked Biden for his mask wearing.
‘I don’t wear masks like him. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him without a mask. He could be speaking 200 feet away from someone and he shows up with the biggest mask I’ve ever seen,’ he said.
Hicks, 31, is said to have first felt unwell returning from a rally in Minnesota on the president’s plane Wednesday evening.
She was quarantined away from others on the plane and her diagnosis was confirmed Thursday, according to a report.
Trump cancelled his Friday plans to hold a rally in Florida in the wake of his diagnosis.
Biden was seen in public Thursday when he recorded his speech for the Al Smith dinner.
He wore a mask.
The former vice president has been critical of the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic.