President Trump's tweet confirming that he has the coronavirus is his most liked and retweeted post
- President Donald Trump tweeted that he and Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus early Friday morning.
- The tweet quickly became his most liked and retweeted ever.
- The previous record was held by a 2019 tweet about rapper A$AP Rocky.
At 12:54 a.m. Friday, President Trump tweeted that he and First Lady Melania Trump had both tested positive for the coronavirus and would begin quarantining immediately. By 5:30 a.m., the tweet had already become Trump's most retweeted and shared post of all time, Sara Fischer at Axios reported.
As of about 3 p.m., the tweet had more than 394,000 retweets, 483,000 quote tweets, and 1.6 million likes.
The president was tested for coronavirus after one his counselor Hope Hicks tested positive for the virus.
"Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible! The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!" he said. Within a few hours, Trump announced that he and Melania Trump had tested positive as well.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who was with the president last Friday, also tested positive for COVID-19 this week. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who debated Trump this week, tested negative for the virus according to his doctor.
Before today, Trump's most liked tweet was from 2019 when he posted that rapper A$AP Rocky was released from prison.