President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have both contracted the coronavirus.

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have both contracted the coronavirus.

The President broke the news with a tweet, saying … “Tonight @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER.”

The alarming news comes hours after we learned one of the President’s aides, Hope Hicks, had tested positive. Hope had been traveling on Air Force One all week with POTUS … going to and from the President debate in Cleveland … and also to his rally in Minnesota.

There’s no good time to contract the virus, but it comes at a particularly critical time for the President … less than 5 weeks before Election Day.

So far, the administration is saying the Prez and Melania will remain in their White House residence while they quarantine. It’s unclear right how long that will last, but typically doctors recommend 14 days.