Trump refuses to say if he was tested for COVID-19 before his debate with Joe Biden

• During his town hall on NBC News on Thursday night, President Donald Trump wouldn't say when he last tested negative for the coronavirus before he received his COVID-19 diagnosis early this month.
• Trump said he took coronavirus tests "all the time" but not every day.
• He said he "probably" took a test on the day of the first presidential debate, on September 29, but couldn't say for sure.
• "Possibly I did, possibly I didn't," Trump said.
• He also insisted that he didn't feel ill during the debate against Joe Biden and was "in great shape."

During his town hall on NBC News on Thursday night, President Donald Trump wouldn't say when he last tested negative for the coronavirus before he received his diagnosis of COVID-19 early this month.

Trump said he took coronavirus tests "all the time" but not every day." He said he "probably" took a test on the day of the first presidential debate, on September 29, but couldn't say for sure.

"Possibly I did, possibly I didn't," Trump said. He insisted that he didn't feel ill during the debate against his Democratic rival Joe Biden and was "in great shape."

The White House says Trump first tested positive for the coronavirus on the evening of Thursday, October 1, two days after the debate. He subsequently spent three nights hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

—The Recount (@therecount) October 16, 2020