President Donald Trump arrived at the hospital Friday after he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19, following the announcement that his top adviser, Hope Hicks, tested positive. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen tested negative for the virus Friday morning, as did Ivanka Trump, senior adviser Jared Kushner and Barron Trump. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife Jill tested negative, hours later. But seven other people have also tested positive for COVID-19, including Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, three White House reporters, one White House staffer and the Rev. John Jenkins, president of Notre Dame University who was at the White House Saturday. Meanwhile, Pfizer’s CEO cried out against ”political pressure” in the development of their COVID-19 vaccine, invoking Trump’s repeated assertions that a vaccine would be approved prior to Election Day. This file will be updated throughout the day. For updates in your inbox, subscribe to The Daily Briefing newsletter. In an 18-second video posted to Twitter Friday evening, Trump addressed the nation and said he was ”doing very well.””I want to thank everybody for the tremendous support. I’m going to Walter Reed Hospital. I think I’m doing very well, but we’re going to make sure that things work out. The first lady is doing very well,” he said. ”I appreciate it. I will never forget it. Thank you.”Trump boarded Marine One, the presidential helicopter, en route to Walter Reed, which is about 9 miles away from the White House. Wearing a mask, he gave reporters the thumbs up as he walked across the lawn but did not stop to take questions. Trump, 74, was going to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, in what aides said was a precautionary move. Officials said they expected him to be there for a few days. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the president ”remains in good spirits, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day.””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,” she added.– Courtney Subramanian and David JacksonThe president received a single 8-gram dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail as a precautionary measure, according to a memo from White House physician Dr. Sean Conley. The antibody cocktail is being studied in four late-stage clinical trials and its safety and efficacy have not been fully evaluated by any regulatory authority, the company said on its page. The president also has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and a daily aspirin, Conley said.”As of this afternoon, the President remains fatigued but in good spirits,” Conley said, according to the memo.
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