{"id":266533,"date":"2026-10-02T22:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T22:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/6-years-ago-trump-composed-his-most-well-liked-tweet-aka-the-day-he-got-covid\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T22:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T22:36:07","slug":"6-years-ago-trump-composed-his-most-well-liked-tweet-aka-the-day-he-got-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/6-years-ago-trump-composed-his-most-well-liked-tweet-aka-the-day-he-got-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"6 years ago, Trump composed his most well-liked Tweet: AKA the day he got COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div> In the wee hours of October 2, 2020, Donald Trump and his wife Melania announced they tested positive for Coronavirus. Moments after sharing the news, people took to social media to react to Trump\u2019s diagnosis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FLOTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@FLOTUS<\/a> and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1311892190680014849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The announcement came after months and months of calling COVID a hoax and days after his first presidential debate against Joe Biden in which he mocked him for wearing a mask.<\/p>\n<p>Rumor was he contracted it from longtime aide Hope Hicks (&#8216;memba her??).<\/p>\n<p>It turned out to be one of the best days on the internet. Let&#8217;s revisit!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Instant karma if I&#8217;ve ever seen it <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TrumpHasCovid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpHasCovid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0e3uTuMU9U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/0e3uTuMU9U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 dylan (@DylanTateA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DylanTateA\/status\/1311899397618372610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"cutid1\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Trump and his supporters: COVID-19 is a hoax! <\/p>\n<p>Covid-19:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TrumpHasCovid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpHasCovid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1dj1YMFvE3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1dj1YMFvE3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe (@onlyjoekin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/onlyjoekin_\/status\/1311915921124909059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the coronavirus when it realized election day is only a month away <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TrumpHasCovid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpHasCovid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e37Q4YrHeT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/e37Q4YrHeT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2b50\ufe0f (@GOLDENlCARUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GOLDENlCARUS\/status\/1311915830863630341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Idiot! If Trump hadn&#8217;t got tested, he never would&#8217;ve got COVID. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TrumpHasCovid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpHasCovid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Shovel (@TheShovel) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheShovel\/status\/1311920387354058752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Simpsons hasn\u2019t been wrong yet. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TrumpHasCovid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpHasCovid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6FWY1Z7Xua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6FWY1Z7Xua<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bipartisanism\/status\/1311900433170923520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finally, something Trump can\u2019t blame on Obama&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TrumpHasCovid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpHasCovid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cyrus McQueen (@CyrusMMcQueen) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CyrusMMcQueen\/status\/1312043964866977792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald AND Melania have COVID, so we know it\u2019s not sexually transmitted. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TrumpHasCovid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpHasCovid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/harikondabolu\/status\/1311898223276040193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Okay, but how will anyone know if they lose their sense of taste? <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TrumpHasCovid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpHasCovid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nTAhWppuMW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/nTAhWppuMW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Babbles (@KevinBabbles) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KevinBabbles\/status\/1311926046023913472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"cutid1-end\"\/><br \/><i>ONTD, what was your favorite memory during this occasion? (And yes, I know the tweet says Oct. 1 but most news outlets said early morning Oct. 2 so we&#8217;re just going to run with it.)<\/i> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GOLDENlCARUS\/status\/1311915830863630341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DylanTateA\/status\/1311899397618372610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/onlyjoekin_\/status\/1311915921124909059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheShovel\/status\/1311920387354058752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bipartisanism\/status\/1311900433170923520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CyrusMMcQueen\/status\/1312043964866977792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/harikondabolu\/status\/1311898223276040193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KevinBabbles\/status\/1311926046023913472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1311892190680014849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The trump tweet<\/a> <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/132955788.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wee hours of October 2, 2020, Donald Trump and his wife Melania announced they tested positive for Coronavirus. Moments after sharing the news, people took to social media to react to Trump\u2019s diagnosis. Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":266534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-266533","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}