President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail in Florida on Monday for the first time since he announced his COVID-19 diagnosis, appearing at an outdoor rally without a protective mask and touting his management of the coronavirus pandemic.
President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail in Florida on Monday for the first time since he announced his COVID-19 diagnosis, appearing at an outdoor rally without a protective mask and touting his management of the coronavirus pandemic.
President Donald Trump throws face masks into the crowd as he arrives at the campaign rally on Monday.Mr Trump's return to his signature campaign rallies kicked off a three-week sprint to Election Day, as new polls showed him losing more ground to Democratic rival Joe Biden in two battleground states that could decide the 3 November contest.
At least 11 close Trump aides have tested positive for the coronavirus, which has infected more than 7.8 million people in the United States, killed more than 214,000 and put millions out of work.The rally came hours after the White House said Mr Trump had tested negative for COVID-19 on consecutive days and was not infectious to others. They were the president's first negative COVID-19 tests announced by the White House since Mr Trump said on 2 October that he contracted the virus.
But Mr Trump's own illness has put the spotlight squarely on his coronavirus response during the closing stretch of the race, with Mr Biden scaling up his attacks and reaching into states that normally lean Republican. At an earlier event in Toledo, Mr Biden told unionised auto workers that he and former President Barack Obama played a key role in keeping the US auto industry afloat during the financial crisis and recession more than a decade ago.
Mr Biden pulled further ahead in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, building momentum in two states that Mr Trump carried in the 2016 presidential election, Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls showed on Monday.
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