President Trump offered to give Joe Biden’s campaign a device that can detect the coronavirus in as little as five minutes so that the Democratic candidate could leave his home.
“Yes, 100%. I’d love to see him get out of the basement so he can speak,” Trump told Fox & Friends when asked if the White House would provide the rival campaign with rapid testing if necessary.
“I’ll give them the test immediately. We would have it to them today. Nobody’s ever asked me for the test. I mean, if somebody asked, I would make sure” that the campaign was given an Abbott Laboratories device, Trump said.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has been giving online speeches and interviews from a studio in his basement.
The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a Washington Examiner inquiry about whether it would accept the rapid testing device.
The White House has relied on the rapid Abbott Labs test, which provides results within minutes, to check whether those who are interacting with the president have the coronavirus.
Trump said Thursday he would now be tested every day after a member of the Navy who was one of the president’s personal valets tested positive. The valets assist the first family with personal tasks, including bringing the president’s meals to the West Wing and traveling with them. Trump said he had “very little personal contact” with the unidentified man.
The president said Friday he had not been tested for the antibody to determine whether he’s already had the virus.
“No, I haven’t,” he said. “I will do that.”
