Coronavirus Upends Trump's Election Campaign
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We ran the numbers: There are 1912 news articles covering this topic. 41% (790) are left leaning, 46% (882) are center, and 13% (240) are right leaning.
On Friday, campaign manager Bill Stepien announced that Trump’s campaign is moving his planned in-person rallies to virtual events or temporarily postponing them after the president tested positive for the coronavirus. While left-leaning articles highlight that the fate of President Trump’s re-election bid increasingly seems to hinge on his own health, right-leaning articles highlight that previously announced events that involve any members of the first family are also being temporarily postponed.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that President Trump’s announcement on Friday that he had contracted the coronavirus upended the presidential race in an instant, as the fate of Trump’s re-election bid increasingly seems to hinge on his own health. The president has spent months disregarding and mocking basic coronavirus precautions, such as wearing a mask.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Vice President Pence will follow through with his planned events, as he tested negative for the coronavirus. The White House says President Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms,” but plans have been put in place to ensure the government is running in an orderly fashion.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that previously announced events that involve any members of the first family are also being temporarily postponed. The president and first lady’s positive coronavirus tests came just hours after the news that senior White House adviser Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19.