1/ As the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 206,000 Americans, Donald Trump has spent months undermining faith in the democratic process and vacillating on proven public-health policies, @AlexisMadrigal and @yayitsrob write: theatlantic.com/health/archive…
2/ The president’s entourage has operated with a casual disregard for coronavirus protocol throughout the pandemic, but the first sign that Trump himself had direct exposure to the virus came Thursday, when Hope Hicks, a close adviser, tested positive. theatlantic.com/health/archive…
3/ Trump tweeted early Friday morning that he and the first lady had tested positive for COVID-19 and would quarantine at the White House. theatlantic.com/health/archive…
4/ Trump’s positive test raises a chain-reaction question: When, exactly, was the president infected? And who else might be sick? theatlantic.com/health/archive…
5/ In the coming days, it would not be surprising if we learn more members of Trump’s inner circle have contracted the virus. Nor would it be shocking if the president was contagious when he shared a debate stage with Joe Biden only three days ago. theatlantic.com/health/archive…
6/ The White House did not immediately point to contingency plans should Trump become too ill to continue working. Trump is 74, which puts him right on the cusp of the CDC’s riskiest age brackets for COVID-19 outcomes. theatlantic.com/health/archive…
7/ Even in ordinary times, any risk to the president’s health is a national-security issue, and right now his diagnosis will intensify a wide-reaching and dangerous global crisis. theatlantic.com/health/archive…
8/8 “Trump was never going to protect the country from the virus. But ultimately he could not even protect himself,” @alexismadrigal and @yayitsrob write: theatlantic.com/health/archive…
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