“I don’t have any of the symptoms.”
In response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he is declaring a national emergency during news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House March 13, 2020, in Washington, DC. PHOTO: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP
US President Donald Trump said Friday he would “likely” be tested soon for the novel coronavirus, although he stressed he is “displaying no symptoms.” Trump was pressed repeatedly during a White House news conference on whether he should be tested after coming into contact with a Brazilian official now known to have COVID-19.
The president initially shut down the question, saying that per the advice of White House doctors, But when grilled by reporters about his encounter with the official at his Florida resort, he changed tack, saying: “I didn’t say I wasn’t going to be tested” and that he “most likely” would be, “fairly soon.”
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