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President Donald Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis, and subsequent hospitalization, has upended the remainder of the election, sidelining Trump from the campaign trail and creating significant uncertainty with under a month to go politi.co/2GqwAKI

Trump is (obviously) off the trail, and when he’ll return is anyone’s guess. In his absence, the campaign promised “Operation MAGA,” which includes VP Pence and the Trump children, with in-person events starting after Wednesday's veep debate politi.co/2GqwAKI

And while campaign manager Bill Stepien is working remotely after testing positive, deputy campaign manager Justin Clark will oversee campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va., though advisers stressed that Stepien would maintain control of the campaign politi.co/2GqwAKI

And in a role reversal, Biden is the one traveling across the country. He held a Friday Michigan event that was delayed until he tested negative, and is due in Florida for an NBC town hall tonight. politi.co/2GqwAKI

The Wednesday debate between Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris is still on, with the distance between the two (seated) candidates increased from seven feet to 12 feet after a “health and safety” request from the Biden campaign politi.co/2GqwAKI

And so far, it is still far too early to know how the American public is reacting to the president’s health politi.co/2GqwAKI