White House rally: Trump holds first public event since Covid diagnosis

2020-10-10 21:34:49

Donald Trump has delivered a speech in front of cheering supporters at the White House in his first public appearance since being hospitalised. The event was officially a "peaceful protest", but looked, critics said, much like a Trump campaign rally. The president, who says he is no longer taking medicines against Covid-19, told the crowd he was "feeling great". The White House has not provided an update on the president's health since Thursday. It is unclear whether the president remains contagious following his three-day hospital stay with Covid-19. Neither Joe Biden's campaign said the Democratic candidate had tested negative for the coronavirus on Saturday, ahead of a planned campaign trip to Pennsylvania. Polling suggests Mr Biden has a single-digit lead over Mr Trump and an ABC News/Ipsos poll found that just 35% of Americans approved of how Mr Trump has handled the coronavirus crisis. More than 210,000 Americans are known to have died of Covid-19.