Trump Calls COVID-19 As Barron's Child The Reason Why Schools Should Open Soon

US President Donald Trump (Source: Commons Wikimedia)

JAKARTA - After contracting COVID-19, President of the United States (US) Donald Trump said that his son, Barron Trump, also contracted the virus. But Trump says that is precisely the reason why schools in the US should reopen as soon as possible.

Launching CNN , Thursday, October 15, Trump announced the news that Barron had contracted COVID-19 while campaigning at Des Moines airport, Iowa. Melania Trump previously said that the virus that attacked her and her husband had also infected their 14-year-old son.

"I don't even think he knows he has it," Melania said of Barron, "Because they (teenagers) are young and their immune systems are strong and they fight it 99.9 percent and Barron is free."

"Barron tested positive. Within two seconds, Barron is fine now. He tested negative, didn't he? It happened. People have it (coronavirus) and then it goes away. Put the kids back in school, we have to get the kids back. to school, "Trump said.

Trump is trying to convince states to reopen schools and go about their day normally. But the teachers' unions opposed the move on the grounds that teachers could catch it from their students. Funding for protective measures at schools has caught up in a partisan battle in the US.

The last seconds of the campaign

Trump's stop in Iowa is part of an important statewide campaign tour to decide who will win the November 3 election. Trump followed Biden in national and multiple state polls on the battlefield.

Iowa has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases, with hospitalizations reaching an all-time high. Republican governor Kim Reynolds rejected statewide control measures such as a mandate to wear masks and urged Trump supporters on social media to come out en masse for Trump.

"Twenty days from today, we are going to win this situation," Trump said on a windy night in Des Moines, where many in the crowd were not wearing masks to guard against the virus that has killed nearly 216,000 people in the US.

Trump will continue his campaign in North Carolina and Florida. Meanwhile on Friday, Trump will campaign in Georgia and on Saturday he will give speeches in Michigan and Wisconsin. These are all states that Trump won in 2016 but have the potential to reject Trump for a second term.

In Iowa, Trump repeated vows to bring the bulk of US troops home from Afghanistan immediately as part of his efforts to end the "endless war." The promise raised concerns within the Afghan government that a US withdrawal could make the country more vulnerable to the Taliban.

"We are almost done in Afghanistan," he said, adding that he wanted the troops to be reduced to a smaller number and be able to be sent home by the end of the year.

Meanwhile nearly 15 million Americans have voted, an initial speed record, according to the US Election Project at the University of Florida. Many tried to avoid the large crowds expected to peak on November 3. In the last presidential election, about 1.4 million Americans cast the initial vote on October 16, 2016.