Trump calls his coronavirus infection "a blessing from God"

Donald Trump. Photo: screenshot/twitter.com/realDonaldTrump

US President Donald Trump, who was diagnosed with the coronavirus on October 2, 2020, called his infection "a blessing from God". The American leader said this in a video message that he recorded upon his return from the hospital.

“I think it was a blessing from God that I caught it (COVID-19 – Ed),” Trump said in a video that was posted on his Twitter page. "It was a blessing in disguise."

In addition, the President of the United States, who spent only a few days in the hospital, promised that every American could receive the same effective treatment for the coronavirus as he did.

As reported, earlier Donald Trump said that he had spoken with God about the US economy.

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