The president's Covid-19 diagnosis pulls him off the re-election trail at the worst time and spotlights his handling of the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis has been an earthquake for his campaign, leaving some Republicans to worry that the election is slipping away.
As the president was admitted to a hospital for treatment Friday, his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, who his physician said had tested negative and whom the president had mocked for campaigning virtually, spent the day shoring up support in person in the battleground state of Michigan. "This does put the focus squarely on the health care side of Covid and not the economic side, which the president and his campaign wanted to focus on," said Republican consultant Matt Gorman, a top aide for the party's House campaign arm in 2018.Trump already had an uphill climb, trailing Biden by 7 to 8 percentage points nationally, according to the NBC News polling average, and he was behind in most swing states.
The new infections could slow the political momentum behind Barrett's nomination, which Trump had hoped would rouse conservatives in the final weeks before Election Day. Senate Republican leaders say they're determined to proceed with the committee hearing for Barrett on Oct. 12 — virtually if need be — although Senate rules say they'll need to be physically present to vote.
And Biden hit Trump on his economic record, raising alarms about the sharp drop in women's participation in the labor force."This will be the first presidency in modern history to leave office with fewer jobs than when it came into office," he said. "President Trump is in great spirits and can't wait to get back on the campaign trail," Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said in an email."In the meantime, we'll be marshaling the entire MAGA universe to carry the campaign forward at full speed until he returns. High-level surrogates will be fanning out across the country, starting with virtual events and then holding in-person events in key states after the vice presidential debate next week.
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