With just a month to go until the election, President Donald Trump had a busy schedule during the week the coronavirus hit home with him. Trump tweeted early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Here's a look at his travels over the last week and the people he's been in close contact with.
Saturday
Trump announces SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett
After meeting with her in the Oval Office, Trump holds a news conference with Amy Coney Barrett in the Rose Garden. Barrett's husband and seven children are in attendance.
Trump officially announces Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court.
The crowd includes congresspeople and White House officials, many not wearing masks.
The first lady sits next to Barrett's children and husband during the president's announcement.
Guests talk among themselves afterward, shaking hands, bumping fists and gathering closely.
Utah Sen. Mike Lee is seen hugging people without a mask. He tests positive for coronavirus later in the week.
Among others in attendance are counselor Kellyanne Conway, Attorney General Bill Barr and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
Trump heads to Pennsylvania
Trump travels to Middletown, Pa. for a campaign rally.
The president walks up to and greets supporters.
Sunday
Trump hosts a press conference
The president makes a morning visit to the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia on Sunday. In the evening, he a speaks to reporters during a White House press conference and attends a Gold Star Families reception.
Monday
Trump hosts guests at the White House
Trump surveys a truck produced by Lordstown Motors on the White House South Lawn at an event attended by two members of Congress and three representatives from the Lordstown, Ohio, manufacturer.
Trump also holds a Rose Garden event to announce an administration effort to distribute millions of coronavirus test kits to states. The event is attended by administration officials including Vice President Mike Pence, members of Congress and state officials.
Tuesday
Trump heads to Cleveland
Trump travels to Cleveland for a 90-minute presidential debate against Democratic rival Joe Biden. The two men are both tested ahead of the debate and stand behind lecterns positioned a good distance from one another. They do not wear masks during the faceoff.
White House aide Hope Hicks is part of a large entourage that travels to Ohio with Trump aboard Air Force One for the debate, including members of the Trump family. Trump's adult children and senior staff do not wear masks during the debate, violating host rules.
Wednesday
Trump heads to Minneapolis
Trump travels to Minnesota for a fundraiser at a private home in suburban Minneapolis and an outdoor rally in Duluth. Hicks is among the White House aides who accompany Trump on the trip.
Trump tosses a hat at his supporters. On the return trip from the rally, Hicks feels unwell on the return trip and isolates herself aboard Air Force One.
Thursday
Trump heads to Bedminster
Trump flies to his Bedminster resort in New Jersey for a private fundraiser and Hicks tests positive for the coronavirus. Several aides who were in proximity to Hicks scrap plans to accompany Trump.
Trump announces in an evening interview on Fox News that he and the first lady are being tested for the coronavirus. He later tweets that they will “begin our quarantine process!”
Friday
Trump says he's tested positive
Trump tweets shortly before 1 a.m. that he and the first lady have tested positive for the virus and “will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately.”
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says Trump was experiencing "mild symptoms" after contracting the coronavirus. He refused to say whether he intentionally withheld information about Hicks also testing positive in recent days.
Lee, an integral member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announces Friday he has tested positive for coronavirus. The Utah Republican was at Barrett's announcement on Saturday at the White House and met with Barrett on Tuesday. He will quarantine for 10 days. University of Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins, who also the Saturday announcement, says he has tested positive.
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