US President Trump and Wife Tested Positive for COVID-19

Late on October 1, 2020, the president of the United States Donald J. Trump Tweeted '@FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!'

Melania Trump, President Trump's wife, and the current @FLOTUS issued a Tweet early on October 2, 2020, which said 'As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.'

With his positive COVID-19 test result, President Trump joins other world leaders who previously contracted the coronavirus disease during 2020, such as the UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro.