Trump diagnosis makes COVID-19 the overriding political issue once again

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President Trump’s bombshell announcement early Friday that he tested positive for COVID-19 has made the pandemic the most pressing campaign issue.

The news of Trump testing positive also raises the question of whether he will be incapacitated in the four-week lead-up to the November election and whether he will have recovered by Election Day.

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