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US Lawmakers, Cabinet Officials Offer Well-Wishes After Trump's COVID-19
Diagnosis

VOA News

   A little more than a month before the U.S. presidential election,
   Donald Trump announced early Friday via Twitter that he and first lady
   Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus and have begun
   quarantining themselves.

   In response, Vice President Mike Pence tweeted: "Karen and I send our
   love and prayers to our dear friends President @realDonaldTrump and
   @FLOTUS Melania Trump. We join millions across America praying for
   their full and swift recovery. God bless you President Trump & our
   wonderful First Lady Melania."

   Pence spokesman Devin O'Malley tweeted a short while later that Pence
   and his wife tested negative early Friday and that the vice president
   "remains in good health."

     As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for
     COVID-19 every day. This morning, Vice President Pence and the
     Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19. Vice President Pence
     remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery.
     -- Devin O'Malley (@VPPressSec) [1]October 2, 2020

   Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, who debated Trump in
   person late Tuesday in the Midwestern U.S. city of Cleveland, said a
   test Friday morning indicated he is negative. He extended well wishes
   to Trump and his wife via Twitter.

   "Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania
   Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and
   safety of the president and his family," Biden wrote.

     Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady
     Melania Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the
     health and safety of the president and his family.
     -- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) [2]October 2, 2020

   U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, "We are praying for the
   president and first lady that they'll have a speedy recovery." Pompeo
   also said he and his wife, Susan, tested negative after being examined
   on an airplane 20 minutes before landing in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

   Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said Defense Secretary Mark Esper
   and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and their wives
   "send their thoughts and prayers to the President and First Lady for a
   swift recovery."

References

   1. https://twitter.com/VPPressSec/status/1311997475226636291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1312010736604979201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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