Biden says he's 'praying for the health and safety" of Trump after the president's COVID-19 diagnosis
- Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sent his well-wishes to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump after both tested positive for COVID-19.
- '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," Biden tweeted.
- Biden, who was in the same room as Trump at the first presidential debate on Tuesday, will also get tested for COVID-19 on Friday morning.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sent his well-wishes to President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump after the two tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Both Trumps announced they had tested positive around 1 a.m., hours after news broke that a top White House aide, Hope Hicks, had tested positive for the virus.
"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," Biden said in a Friday morning tweet.
Vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris also tweeted on Friday that she and her husband Doug Emhoff that she joins the Bidens "in wishing President Trump and the First Lady a full and speedy recovery."
Trump and Biden were in the same room on Tuesday for the first presidential debate at Case Western University in Ohio. Trump, Biden, and moderator Chris Wallace were all at least six feet apart from each other on stage, but none wore masks. CNN reported that Biden will get tested for COVID-19 on Friday.
The New York Times reported on Friday morning that Trump's symptoms are "minor," with aides noticing that he was "lethargic" at a Thursday night fundraising at his Bedminister, New Jersey golf course and resort.
So far, Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence have tested negative for the virus, their spokesman announced Friday morning. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin have also tested negative.