{"id":30172,"date":"2020-10-02T11:50:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T15:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=30172"},"modified":"2020-10-02T13:29:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T17:29:43","slug":"october-surprise-president-trump-and-first-lady-melania-stealthily-infected-with-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=30172","title":{"rendered":"<b>OCTOBER SURPRISE<\/b>: Were President Trump and First Lady Melania Stealthily Infected with COVID-19 to Stop His Wildly Successful Campaign Tour?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The President and First Lady Test Positive for COVID-19\u2026.<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->The Last Refuge<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announces\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1311892190680014849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via tweet<\/a>\u00a0that he and First Lady Melania have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trump-tweet-covid-positive-.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-200825 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trump-tweet-covid-positive-.png?resize=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trump-tweet-covid-positive-.png?w=733&amp;ssl=1 733w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trump-tweet-covid-positive-.png?resize=300%2C68&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trump-tweet-covid-positive-.png?resize=150%2C34&amp;ssl=1 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" data-attachment-id=\"200825\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2020\/10\/02\/the-president-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-covid-19\/trump-tweet-covid-positive\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trump-tweet-covid-positive-.png?fit=733%2C165&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"733,165\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trump tweet \u2013 covid positive\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trump-tweet-covid-positive-.png?fit=300%2C68&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trump-tweet-covid-positive-.png?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Thursday evening it was announced that presidential advisor Hope Hicks had also tested positive.\u00a0 Prayers for Ms. Hicks, President Trump and Melania for a speedy recovery.\u00a0 The President\u2019s physician released the following statement:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-house-physician-statement-potus-covid.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-200830 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-house-physician-statement-potus-covid.jpg?resize=530%2C677&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-house-physician-statement-potus-covid.jpg?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-house-physician-statement-potus-covid.jpg?resize=235%2C300&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-house-physician-statement-potus-covid.jpg?resize=117%2C150&amp;ssl=1 117w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-house-physician-statement-potus-covid.jpg?resize=768%2C981&amp;ssl=1 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"677\" data-attachment-id=\"200830\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2020\/10\/02\/the-president-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-covid-19\/white-house-physician-statement-potus-covid\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-house-physician-statement-potus-covid.jpg?fit=799%2C1021&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"799,1021\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"white house physician statement \u2013 potus covid\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-house-physician-statement-potus-covid.jpg?fit=235%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-house-physician-statement-potus-covid.jpg?fit=640%2C818&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trump-melania-feb-23-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-184389 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trump-melania-feb-23-1.jpg?resize=634%2C419&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"419\" data-attachment-id=\"184389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2020\/02\/23\/president-trump-impromptu-presser-departing-white-house-video\/trump-melania-feb-23-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trump-melania-feb-23-1.jpg?fit=634%2C419&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"634,419\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trump melania feb 23 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trump-melania-feb-23-1.jpg?fit=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trump-melania-feb-23-1.jpg?fit=634%2C419&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-melania-independence-day-6.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-151407 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-melania-independence-day-6.jpg?resize=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-attachment-id=\"151407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2018\/07\/04\/president-trump-and-first-lady-melania-celebrate-july-4th-white-house-independence-day-speech-video\/trump-melania-independence-day-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-melania-independence-day-6.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,799\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trump melania independence day 6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-melania-independence-day-6.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-melania-independence-day-6.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/a>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2020\/10\/02\/the-president-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-covid-19\/\">https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2020\/10\/02\/the-president-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-covid-19\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President and First Lady Test Positive for COVID-19\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30172\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}