Published 08:06 IST, October 16th 2020

Trump evasive about when he tested negative

President Donald Trump was evasive when asked whether he took a coronavirus test on the day of the first debate, like he was supposed to.

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President Donald Trump was evasive when asked wher he took a coronavirus test on day of first debate, like he was supposed to.

Trump's comments came in opening moments of Thursday night's town hall-style meeting on NBC. His Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, was appearing at a similar event at same time on ar network.

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Trump was seated on st, t wearing a mask, on a set with several voters d several feet apart, all of m wearing masks.

Pressed many times, he finally said he "probably" took a test day of opening debate last week, but he doesn't remember. Commission on Presidential Debates asked two candidates to take tests before y arrived, but it was on hor system.

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He tested positive for coronavirus two days after first debate.

Trump also says he has "thing, whatsoever" remaining of symptoms from his coronavirus infection. But he ackwledged that doctors determined that his lungs were "a little bit infected" when he was hospitalized.

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Trump says, without evidence, that people who wear face masks are getting infected with coronavirus "all time."

Trump me claim Thursday under questioning during an NBC News town hall event in Miami.

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president was asked about a large White House garing Sept. 26 that is believed to be a source of coronavirus infections in many people who attended, including president and first ly Melania Trump. Most guests didn't wear masks.

Trump says he's "good with masks" before claiming that "people with masks are catching it all time." Trump rarely wears a mask himself.

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08:06 IST, October 16th 2020