The Latest: Trump works Barron's virus diagnosis into speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
2:15 p.m.
President Donald Trump has added some new material to his campaign rally speech: his teenage son Barron’s recent coronavirus infection.
Trump has worked the 14-year-old’s medical condition into his rally speech since the first lady disclosed Wednesday that their son had tested positive. She said he didn’t have any symptoms and has since tested negative.
Mrs. Trump has fiercely guarded the ninth-grader’s privacy, but the president is now using his son’s case to bolster his argument for why schools can and should fully reopen.
At a rally Thursday in Greenville, North Carolina, Trump said: “My beautiful Barron had it. He recovered so fast.” Trump and the first lady have also recovered from the coronavirus.
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE:
President Donald Trump is traveling to North Carolina and Florida on Thursday and will participate in an NBC town hall from Miami at 8 p.m. Eastern. His Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, is participating in an ABC town hall from Philadelphia at the same time.
Read more:
— President Donald Trump and Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls.
— Poll by AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds majorities of Americans are highly critical of Trump’s handling of coronavirus pandemic and his own illness.
— Harris temporarily suspend in-person events after two campaign associates test positive for virus.
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