Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Well Wishes, Prayers Flow In For Trumps From Leaders Across US, World
USA Today: Trump COVID Positive Test: Biden Offers Thoughts, Prayers To President
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife Jill offered their thoughts and prayers Friday after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. "Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery," Biden, a former vice president, said in a tweet. "We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family." (Jansen, 10/2)
USA Today: 'May God's Healing Powers Touch Them': Twitter Reacts After President Donald Trump Announces He And Melania Are Positive For COVID-19
From world leaders to TV commentators, wishes for prayers and a speedy recovery poured in early Friday across Twitter after news broke that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus. White House officials, meanwhile, sought to reassure the public that the government remained in steady hands. Trump himself did not add much detail in his tweet announcing that he and his wife had tested positive, though Melania later tweeted that they "are feeling good." (Woodyard, Santucci and Flores, 10/2)
NBC News: Bipartisan 'Get Well Soon' Wishes For Trump, But Some Democrats Send Pointed Message
Messages for a quick recovery from lawmakers and world leaders began flooding in Friday, reacting to the news that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19. It was bipartisan — Democrats and Republicans offered prayers and wishes of "get well soon" to the president and his wife, with some Democrats wondering whether contracting coronavirus would change Trump's outlook on the pandemic. (Shabad, 10/2)
AP: Shock, Sympathy, Mockery: World Reacts To Trump Infection
World leaders were quick to weigh in, with official sympathy from the top and something approaching schadenfreude elsewhere. Trump joins a growing list of the powerful who have contracted the virus, including many who were skeptical of the disease. “I hope that your inherent vitality, good spirits and optimism will help you cope with the dangerous virus,” Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote in a direct message to Trump released by the Kremlin.(Klug, 10/2)
AP: Trump Joins Growing List Of Virus-Infected World Leaders
President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected. Trump is 74, putting him at higher risk of serious complications. Here’s a look at other leaders who have had the virus. (Anna, 10/2)
USA Today: Donald Trump Joins Small Group Of World Leaders Who Caught Coronavirus
From Washington to Madrid, politicians across the globe have been exposed to the virus, and in some cases caught it. Here's our watch list of presidents, prime ministers and supreme leaders who have been tested or may be at risk for infection. (Shesgreen and Hjelmgaard, 10/2)
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AP: The Latest: UK's Johnson Wishes Trump 'Speedy Recovery'
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is wishing U.S. President Donald Trump a “speedy recovery” from COVID-19. Johnson tweeted Friday morning: “My best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady. Hope they both have a speedy recovery from coronavirus.” (10/2)
Reuters: WHO Boss Wishes Trump Full And Speedy COVID-19 Recovery
The head of the World Health Organization, a body which U.S. President Donald Trump has savaged for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, on Friday sent his best wishes to Trump and his wife Melania after they tested positive for coronavirus. “My best wishes to President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS for a full and speedy recovery,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyeusus said in a Tweet. (10/2)
Daily Beast: Hannity Touts Hydroxychloroquine After Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
Fox News host Sean Hannity reacted to the news of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis by touting the ineffective COVID-19 therapeutic hydroxychloroquine, claiming the nation is on the “back end” of the pandemic, and boasting that the president’s partial China travel restriction saved millions of Americans lives.The world stopped late Thursday night after it was revealed that the president and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19, which has killed over 200,000 Americans. The news came as close White House aide Hope Hicks also tested positive for the disease. (Baragona, 10/2)
