Former President Donald Trump is denying he had COVID-19 before his Cleveland, Ohio, debate with President Joe Biden, despite his former chief of staff claiming Trump tested positive days prior to the event.

“The story of me having COVID prior to, or during, the first debate is Fake News,” Trump said in a statement. “In fact, a test revealed that I did not have COVID prior to the debate.”

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