President and First Lady Test Positive
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We ran the numbers: There are 9413 news articles covering this topic. 42% (3931) are left leaning, 44% (4152) are center, and 14% (1330) are right leaning.
Trump and the First Lady tested positive for the coronavirus. While left-leaning articles highlight the contrast between the Trump administration’s coronavirus strategy and the fact that Trump tested positive, right-leaning articles highlight that Trump has been given antibody cocktails and is considered at “high risk.”
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that while on Monday, Trump updated the nation on the administration’s coronavirus testing strategy and announced a plan to distribute 150 million rapid tests, by early Friday morning, he had the virus himself. During the presidential debate on Tuesday, Trump even mocked Biden for his habit of wearing a mask in public.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that President Trump’s physician said late Friday evening that he is “doing very well” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and has started the intravenous antiviral drug, Remdesivir. It’s still unclear how the president contracted the virus, and others who have been in contact with the president recently have also tested positive, including the first lady and advisor Hope Hicks.
A right-leaning article by Fox News provides live updates of Trump and the First Lady since testing positive. These updates include the fact that Trump was given a dose of an antibody cocktail following his coronavirus diagnosis, and that Trump, 74, is considered at “high risk” for potential coronavirus complications.
From the left
On Monday, Trump Updated the Nation on Virus Strategy. By Friday, He Tested Positive.
The New York Times