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Trump tested COVID-positive pre-debate, ex-aide says in book

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Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 three days before his first presidential debate in September 2020 with Joe Biden, according to a new book by Trump's former chief of staff.

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  1. Insider

    Trump doesn't deny testing positive for COVID-19 before his first debate with Biden, but calls his former chief of staff's account of the test result 'fake news' (opens Insider)

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    Mark Meadows writes that Trump tested positive for COVID-19 three days before the first debate and then tested negative.

  2. KRDO

    The Guardian: Trump tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of 2020 debate with Biden (opens KRDO)

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    By Veronica Stracqualursi and Jim Acosta, CNN Then-President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 three days ahead of his first 2020 presidential debate with Joe Biden — though he also had a negative result in that same timeframe, according to excerpts from a forthcoming book from the former Re…

  3. NBC News

    Trump denies positive Covid test days before first presidential debate (opens NBC News)

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    Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says in a new book that Trump tested positive for Covid on Sept. 26, three days before the debate and before his diagnosis was revealed.

  4. The Week

  5. Tucson

    Trump was COVID-positive before debate, ex-aide says in book (opens Tucson)

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    Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 three days before his first presidential debate in September 2020 with Joe Biden and days earlier than that diagnosis was previously disclosed, according to

  6. The Daily Caller

    Trump Reportedly Tested Positive For COVID 3 Days Before Debating Biden (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Former President Donald Trump reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 three days before debating then-Democratic nominee Joe Biden, his former chief of staff revealed.

  7. The Hill

    Trump tested positive for COVID-19 days before debate with Biden: Meadows book (opens The Hill)

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    Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reportedly reveals in a new book that former President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus three days before his first debate against then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

  8. Talking Points Memo

    Trump Tested Positive For COVID Days Before Biden Debate, Meadows Says (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    President Donald Trump had his first debate with Joe Biden just three days after testing positive for COVID-19, according to ex-White House aide Mark Meadows.

  9. The Hill

    Trump denies he had COVID-19 before debate (opens The Hill)

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    Former President Trump has denied allegations that he had COVID-19 "prior or during" his first debate against then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden,

  10. Insider

    Trump tested positive for COVID-19 the day before an event with Gold Star families who he later blamed for infecting him (opens Insider)

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    Trump tested positive and then negative for COVID-19 on September 26, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows reveals in a forthcoming memoir.

  11. The Hill

    Fauci 'not aware' Trump tested positive for COVID-19 days before 2020 debate (opens The Hill)

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    Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said he was not aware former President Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of a presidential debate last year following that revelation in a forthcoming book.

  12. NBC New York

    Trump Tested Positive for Covid Days Before Debating Biden, Subsequently Tested Negative (opens NBC New York)

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    Former President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid three days before his first presidential debate against Joe Biden, with a subsequent pre-debate test coming back negative, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday.

  13. Insider

    Trump tested positive for COVID-19 three days before his first debate against Biden, book says (opens Insider)

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    Trump tested negative shortly after, but the first positive test was never disclosed to the public, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows revealed.

  14. Forbes

    Trump Reportedly Tested Positive For Covid Three Days Before Presidential Debate, Mark Meadows Reveals In Book (opens Forbes)

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    Trump reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 on September 26 2020, six days before he publicly announced he was infected.

  15. Truthout

    Mark Meadows Reveals Trump Tested Positive for COVID Ahead of First Debate (opens Truthout)

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    After Trump tested negative for COVID in a second test done shortly after the positive one, he continued campaigning.

  16. Rolling Stone

    Trump Covered Up Positive Covid Test Days Before Biden Debate: Book (opens Rolling Stone)

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    “Nothing was going to stop [Trump] from going out there,” wrote former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows

  17. The Guardian

    Trump tested positive for Covid few days before Biden debate, chief of staff says in new book (opens The Guardian)

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    Mark Meadows makes stunning admission in new memoir obtained by Guardian, saying a second test returned negative

  18. MyNorthwest

    Trump was COVID positive before debate, ex-aide says in book (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 three days before his first presidential debate in September 2020 with Joe Biden and days earlier than that

  19. Insider

    A timeline of Trump's public events between his previously undisclosed positive COVID test on September 26 and his hospitalization on October 2 (opens Insider)

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    Testing positive earlier than was previously known, Trump could have exposed his Supreme Court nominee, Gold Star families and Biden to the virus.

  20. Boston

    Trump tested positive for the coronavirus days before first debate, 2 ex-officials say (opens Boston)

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    The former president first received a positive coronavirus test days ahead of his first debate with Joe Biden, and then received a negative result, two former officials say.

  21. The Times of Israel

    Trump tested positive for COVID just before Biden debate — chief of staff’s book (opens The Times of Israel)

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    While then-US president tested negative soon after positive test, got all-clear from doctor, he wound up getting so sick days later that he had to be hospitalized, memoir recalls

  22. Insider

    Biden responds to report that Trump tested positive for COVID before their debate: 'I don't think about the former president' (opens Insider)

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    Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reveals in a new book that Trump tested positive just three days before the first presidential debate.

  23. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Trump tested positive for COVID before first presidential debate with Biden, Meadows says (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Former White House chief of staff says in his memoir Trump tested positive but then also tested negative soon afterward.

  24. Washington Examiner

    Trump denies he had COVID-19 before Biden debate (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Former President Donald Trump is denying he had COVID-19 before his Cleveland, Ohio, debate with President Joe Biden, despite his former chief of staff claiming Trump tested positive days prior to the event.

  25. Breitbart News

    Book: Donald Trump Tested Positive (Later Negative) for Coronavirus Before First Presidential Debate (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus three days before the first presidential debate with Joe Biden in September 2020.

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