Donald and Melania Trump were vaccinated in January
Donald and Melania Trump were vaccinated in the greatest secrecy against Covid-19 in January. The couple were still at the White House
Former US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have both received the Covid-19 vaccine, without saying so publicly.
Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported the news earlier this week. She notes that Donald and Melania Trump received the vaccine during the month of January, while they were still living in the White House. The news is "all the more frustrating when you think back to the impact a public demonstration of taking the vaccine could have had on its supporters," write our colleagues. They are still disproportionately reluctant to get vaccinated. "
On Monday March 1, Axios published the results of a poll according to which 56% of Republicans are unsure of being vaccinated against Covid, although the three vaccines available (or soon available) were deemed safe and effective. .
Low profile
Trump still wields considerable influence over Republican voters. 88% of them approved of the work he has done as president. In a speech last weekend, Trump said "everyone" should get the vaccine. But “this approval, drowned in a torrent of unrelated grievances, is weak compared to the message he could have conveyed when he received the vaccine in front of the cameras. As a reminder, President Joe Biden was vaccinated on December 21, live on television.
Now, it remains to be seen why the Trump couple did not want to make this vaccination public. Perhaps the ex-president does not wish to alienate the "anti-vaxxers", as they say there, who are still rallying to his cause. A question that remains unanswered.
"His flippant attitude towards the virus has undoubtedly prompted millions of Americans to neglect their own safety and the safety of others, which has led to countless preventable cases, hospitalizations and deaths. , ”We can finally read.
