At noon of October 2, US President Donald Trump said on Twitter he and his wife were both Covid-19 positive. Trump and his wife had to test for Covid-19 after counselor Hope Hicks was confirmed positive for the disease.
“Tonight, my wife and I have been tested positive for Covid-19. We will begin the quarantine and recovery procedure immediately. We will get through this together”, Mr.Trump wrote on Twitter on October 1 (local time).
The announcement by President Trump himself has become the most popular topic on social networks. After only about 40 minutes, Mr. Trump’s post has received more than 350,000 likes, more than 360,000 shares (retweets).
Previously, Mr. Trump’s post announced that Hicks consultant Covid-19 on Facebook received 78,000 interactions, more than 20,000 comments and nearly 6,000 shares.
On Twitter, Trump’s infection with Covid-19 has become the most popular topic on this social network. Like every other hot news, Twitter had to step in and choose the most accurate sources to show it to people interested.
Related keywords have become trending as well, like #TrumpHasCovid (Trump infected Covid-19). The keywords related to Mr. Trump and Covid are also repeated on social media, including: #bleach (bleach, only Hydroxychloroquine compounds considered by many people as a cure after Trump’s assertion) , #FLOTUS (First Lady, only Melanie Trump) or #Hoax (hoax, the word Mr. Trump used to describe the pandemic).
According to Google Trends, data shows that searches for information about President Trump and Covid-19 reached the highest level in the past 7 days in the US. In which, the keywords “Trump positive for covid” and “Trump covid positive” are evaluated as a spike. Other related keywords like “Trump test positive for covid” increased by 4,800% compared to before.
Keywords related to “President Trump and Covid-19” have also exploded on Google.
A few hours earlier, the US President said he and his wife were preparing to quarantine after a close adviser was positive for the virus.
“Hope Hicks, who has been working hard without any rest, has just tested positive for Covid 19. What a terrible thing! The First Lady and I are waiting for the test results. wait, we will begin the quarantine process! “Trump wrote on Twitter on October 1 evening (US time).
Counselor Hicks has been with the US president in recent times, including the Cleveland debate on September 29.