Trump suggests Gold Star families could have infected him
By Zack Budryk - 10/08/20 11:10 AM EDT
President Trump suggested during an interview on Thursday that he could have caught the coronavirus from Gold Star families who had visited the White House.
"I figured there would be a chance that I would catch it. Sometimes I’d be with ... Gold Star families. I met with Gold Star families. I didn’t want to cancel that. But they all came in and they all talked about their son and daughter and father," Trump said in an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business's "Mornings with Maria."
Trump recounted the families telling stories of their loved ones who died serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, saying he "went through like 35 people."
"And I can’t back up, Maria, and say give me room, I want room. Give me 12 feet, stay 12 feet away when you talk. They come within an inch of my face sometimes," Trump told the host.
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