Trump Wants to Return to Campaign Trail, Says He's COVID-Free

By Mary Anne R. First Posted: Oct 11, 2020 09:51 PM EDT

President Donald Trump is eyeing to continue his presidential campaign despite questions about his health status.

The White House physician said Trump is no longer at risk of spreading the virus. However, the doctor did not say whether the president has already tested negative for the virus.

Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley, through a memo released on Saturday, said Trump has already met the standards of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to discontinue isolation safely.

Conley noted that the president was no longer considered a threat to spread the virus by those standards. However, the memo did not include whether Trump had tested negative for COVID-19.

Some medical experts doubt that Trump could be out of the risk of spreading the virus. It was just 10 days after an initial diagnosis of his condition.

Medical experts noted that there is no way to be certain that one is no longer at risk of being contagious.

Trump Tweets

Trump has insisted that he is now "immune" to coronavirus. The president issued this statement in an interview on Sunday with Fox News.

He also posted a tweet saying, "A total and complete sign off from White House Doctors yesterday. That means I can't get it (immune), and can't give it. Very nice to know!!!"

Twitter quickly labeled the president's tweet with a disclaimer. The disclaimer noted that the tweet violated the Twitter rules about misleading and potentially harmful information about COVID-19.

Report said Twitter has determined it may be in the public's interest for the Tweet to remain posted.

Presidential Campaign Trail

An AP News report said that Trump will be returning to full-fledged rallies in Florida on Monday. This was after the president has faced stubborn decline in the polls.

The Trump campaign and the White House did not mention imposing any additional safety precautions to prevent the possible transmission of the virus among those traveling on Air Force One at the event site or at rallies set for Pennsylvania and Iowa later this week.

Campaign officials have implied that Trump will be traveling almost every day for the rest of the campaign.

These travels sometimes would make more than one stop, which can be a tight schedule for someone recently hospitalized.

Presidential Debate

A scheduled presidential debate next week against his opponent for the presidential seat, Joe Biden, was cancelled as Trump refused to join in.

Trump refused to be part of the supposed to be second presidential debate with Biden after the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) opted for a virtual format due to Trump's diagnosis.

Meanwhile, the final debate on Oct. 22 is still set to take place.

CPD said through a statement that there will be no debate on Oct. 15 and they will turn its attention to preparations for the Oct. 22 presidential debate.

Biden's camp commented on the president's refusal to participate. They said that they would have approved of a virtual format for the next debate.

However, as Trump bailed out, they would have to look for another platform for Biden to address certain questions.