Trump suggested US troops or police were to blame for infecting White House staff just before he tested positive for COVID-19
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Via: tessylo • 4 years ago • 12 commentsBy: Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
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Trump suggested US troops or police were to blame for infecting White House staff just before he tested positive for COVID-19
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President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 just hours after his aide and close adviser Hope Hicks did.
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Speaking with Fox News' Sean Hannity Thursday evening, Trump suggested that members of the military or law enforcement may be responsible for giving Hicks the coronavirus.
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"It's very hard when you're with soldiers, when you're with airmen, when you're with the Marines, and the police officers," he said. "When they come over to you, it's very hard to say, 'Stay back, stay back.' You know, it's a tough kind of situation.
Just a few hours before he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump suggested that interactions with the military and police were to blame for a member of his staff falling ill.
After news broke Thursday evening that senior aide and presidential adviser Hope Hicks had tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling with the president, Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity that she might have caught the virus from a member of the military or someone from law enforcement.
"She wears masks a lot, but she tested positive," Trump told Hannity before saying that he and the first lady had gotten tested because they spent a lot of time with Hicks.
"It's very hard when you're with soldiers, when you're with airmen, when you're with the Marines, and the police officers," he added. "When they come over to you, it's very hard to say, 'Stay back, stay back.' You know, it's a tough kind of situation. It's a terrible thing."
"It is very, very hard when you are with people from the military or from law enforcement and they come over to you," Trump said. "They want to hug you, and they want to kiss you because we really have done a good job for them."
"You get close, and things happen. I was surprised to hear with Hope, but she's a very warm person with them," he said. "She knows there's a risk, but she is young."
Hicks frequently comes in contact with active-duty military members who fly the president's aircraft, serve as ceremonial guards, and greet him and top officials when he visits their bases. The president did not mention a specific instance when troops recently hugged Hicks. It's extremely unlikely for a service member in uniform to breach protocol with a hug, especially during a pandemic.
Early Friday, Trump announced on Twitter that he and Melania had tested positive for COVID-19.
Trump has repeatedly downplayed the severity of COVID-19, a virus that has infected millions in the US and claimed the lives of 200,000 Americans.
He has also mocked his political opponent and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for wearing masks and keeping his distance from supporters at events.
It is unclear where the president may have contracted the virus. He attended the first presidential debate this past week, as well as several rallies. In his travels, he has passed frequently through the Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington.
On Sunday, Trump attended a Gold Star family's event at the White House with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, and other senior military leaders. Both Esper and the chairman tested negative.
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"It is very, very hard when you are with people from the military or from law enforcement and they come over to you," Trump said. "They want to hug you, and they want to kiss you because we really have done a good job for them."
"You get close, and things happen. I was surprised to hear with Hope, but she's a very warm person with them," he said. "She knows there's a risk, but she is young."
Hicks frequently comes in contact with active-duty military members who fly the president's aircraft, serve as ceremonial guards, and greet him and top officials when he visits their bases. The president did not mention a specific instance when troops recently hugged Hicks. It's extremely unlikely for a service member in uniform to breach protocol with a hug, especially during a pandemic.
Early Friday, Trump announced on Twitter that he and Melania had tested positive for COVID-19.
"They want to hug you, and they want to kiss you"
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Well, it seems like the virus grabbed him by the...
... a handful of hope.
So the asshole is going to throw the military and/or law enforcement under the bus...
He would never! He loves them.
Until they're convenient scapegoats.
Any port in a storm.
What's really interesting is that I recall reading a Chinese report a long time ago that indicated that it was actually the American military that brought the virus to China during an event they attended in China. Trump's accusing the military of spreading the virus lends credence to that theory.
So the military wants to hug and kiss him and his staff...
He is sick in the head. Something really wrong with him.
If he had the virus before the debate, he was probably trying to give it to Biden as well.
I wouldn't put it past this deranged individual.
Maybe that's why he was yelling and spitting in the direction of Biden during the debate - trying to project it.
I thought originally that trumpturd blamed the military and police, etc. for wanting to kiss and hug HIM as the cause for him getting Co-Vid.
I await who he blames this on for him getting it.