Trump walked unassisted out of Walter Reed hospital, saying “thank you very much” upon his departure for the White House.
President Donald Trump left the hospital four days after his arrival for treatment for Covid-19. Minnesota officials are attempting to contact trace people who attended Trump campaign events there last week. Trump’s campaign said he plans to be ready to debate challenger Joe Biden. Trump was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday after contracting the coronavirus, recording a fever and receiving supplemental oxygen. Doctors said the president has since been given three different types of therapeutic drugs – including one typically used in more serious cases. Key Developments: President Trump’s Covid-19 Diagnosis Changes Everything Trump Campaign Hobbled by Virus as Biden Starts to Pull AwayMcConnell’s Plan for Quick Barrett Vote Threatened by OutbreakFrom Bereaved Dads to CEOs: Trump Encounters Spark Covid Fears Trump Leaves Hospital, Headed for White House (6:38 p.m.) Trump walked unassisted out of Walter Reed hospital, saying “thank you very much” upon his departure for the White House. Minnesota Officials Seek to Trace Attendees of Trump Rally Officials in Minnesota seeking to conduct contact tracing of residents who attended Trump’s campaign events during a visit to the state last week said that neither the campaign nor federal officials have been in touch with them. “We have not yet had any contact with the White House or RNC or others at this time, and have not received any lists,” said Doug Schultz, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health, referring to the Republican National Committee.