Trump’s Covid-19 Diagnosis Reshapes Election a Month From Vote

Donald Trump’s hospitalization following his Covid-19 diagnosis has thrown the closing weeks of the U.S. election campaign into disarray, with the president now facing not only an unprecedented health challenge but also logistical and staffing chaos about a month before Election Day.

The White House announced Friday evening that Trump would spend the “next few days” at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland after receiving an experimental antibody cocktail. The president’s hospitalization came after his campaign announced it was canceling political events or making them virtual for the foreseeable future, including planned visits to key battlegrounds such as Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Nevada.

“President Trump remains in good spirits, has mild symptoms and has been working throughout the day,” White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said. “Out of an…

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