Donald Trump's son tests positive for Covid-19 lashes out at media
Donald Trump Jr, eldest son of the outgoing US president, has tested positive for Covid-19. He said he had no symptoms and took to Twitter to attack the media.
Tested positive for the new coronavirus, Donald Trump Jr quickly let it be known through his spokesperson that he was "in good shape" and that he was most certainly asymptomatic.
Donald Trump Jr, eldest son of the outgoing US president, has tested positive for Covid-19. He said he had no symptoms and took to Twitter to attack the media.
Tested positive for the new coronavirus, Donald Trump Jr quickly let it be known through his spokesperson that he was "in good shape" and that he was most certainly asymptomatic.
Did you notice it’s all from left-wing publications? Do you ever think I did it so that I could read through the comments to see all the tolerance from those who are preaching unity? Yeah maybe that’s it, I’ll get a video up on Facebook to highlight some of the best ones. https://t.co/72745vk6Ji
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 21, 2020
His father, meanwhile, immediately indicated on Twitter on Saturday morning that his son was fine, without adding a comment.
The president's eldest son also used the social network, but this time to denounce the way the media treat the news of his contamination: “Did you notice that everything comes from left-wing publications? Do you really think I caught it so that I could read all the comments and tolerance of those who preach oneness? "
Donald Trump Jr also promised to make a video on Facebook to highlight the misinformation and aggressiveness of these media.
The news of the president's son being infected comes as the mark of 12 million positive cases for the novel coronavirus has been crossed in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins Institute.
A few weeks earlier, during the election campaign, Donald Trump - like his wife Melania - himself had announced that he was positive for Covid-19, before reappearing a week later, in a theatrical way, to indicate that 'he had conquered the virus.