Trump welcomes hundreds to White House event
President Donald Trump speaks from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington.
Alex Brandon/AP
Updated 3:34 PM ET, Sat October 10, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington.
Alex Brandon/AP
President Trump, in his first public event since he was diagnosed with the coronavirus, gave a brief campaign-style speech from the balcony of the White House where he attacked Joe Biden and focused on his law and order messaging.
Just as the US sees an upward trend in Covid-19 hospitalization rates, Trump invited some 2,000 people for the speech.
The large gathering follows Trump’s acknowledgment during a televised interview with Fox News Friday that he may have contracted the virus at one of the recent events at the White House. It’s unknown whether he’s still contagious, but Trump gave an incomprehensible answer about his latest coronavirus test results Friday.
