US President Donald Trump says that he is ready to hold campaign rallies and credits an experimental drug treatment with helping his recovery from COVID-19, although there is no way for the president or his doctors to know whether the drug had any effect.
“I’m feeling good. Really good. I think perfect,” Trump said a short time ago during a telephone interview with Fox Business, his first since he tested positive.
“I think I’m better to the point where I’d love to do a rally tonight,” Trump said adding that he no longer thinks he’s “contagious at all.”
In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, photo, US President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump did not indicate where or when he might have contracted the virus, saying only, “If you’re anywhere around this thing you can catch it.” But he mentioned a recent Rose Garden event announcing his new Supreme Court nominee and a meeting with military families. He said family members often want to get up close to him and “kiss” and “hug” him.
“I can’t say ‘Back up. Stand 10 feet away,'” Trump said.
— AP
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