Trump Leaves Washington for New Jersey Fundraiser Hours Before Coronavirus Announcement

President Donald Trump attended a fundraising event at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Thursday, October 1, hours before news broke that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for coronavirus.

This footage shows the president departing Washington for New Jersey on Thursday.

Shortly before 1 am on October 2, President Trump tweeted that he and the First Lady had tested positive for coronavirus. Later that day, he was transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Credit: White House via Storyful