Newsom comments on Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis

Ashley Zavala reports

GAVIN NEWSOME WAITED ONPRESIDENT TRUMP'S COVID-19DIAGNOSIS TODAY, FOX FORTY'SASHLEY ZAVALA HAS THE DETAILS.IT CERTAINLY HAS AFFECTEDTHE PRESIDENT'S LIFE QUITEDIRECTLY AND QUITESIGNIFICANTLY.

GOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOME WEIGHING IN FOR THEFIRST TIME ON THE PRESIDENT'SCOVID-19 DIAGNOSIS JUST BEFORETHE GOVERNOR'S UPDATE MONDAY.THE PRESIDENT TWEETED WHILEPREPARING TO LEAVE WALTER REEDMEDICAL CENTER FEELING REALLYGOOD DON'T BE AFRAID OF COVIDDON'T LET IT DOMINATE YOURLIFE WE'VE DEVELOPED SOMEREALLY GREAT DRUGS AND FEELBETTER THAN I DID 20 YEARS AGOIT'S A POLITICAL SEASON SO ITDOESN'T SURPRISE ME OR ANYBODYTO DISMISS THIS PANDEMIC ISANYTHING BUT WHAT IT IS ADEADLY PANDEMIC DEADLY DISEASETHAT'S IMPACTING LIVESDESTROYING FAMILIES AS WELL ASOUR ECONOMY.

I DON'T THINKADVANCES COLLECTIVE COSTSBRINGING THIS COUNTRY BACKTOGETHER STATEWIDE CASE RATESARE STABLE, BUT THE GOVERNORSAYS DECREASES ARE STARTING TOSLOW IN CALIFORNIA FOR CASESHOSPITALIZATIONS AND ICUADMISSIONS STATE HEALTHLEADERS ARE PROJECTINGCALIFORNIA COULD SEE AN 89%INCREASE IN COVID-19HOSPITALIZATIONS BY THE END OFTHE MONTH, NEWSOME NOTED 21STATES AND PARTS OF EUROPE AREALREADY SEEING INCREASES INCOVID-19 THIS IS THE SECONDWAVE.THAT MANY HAD PREDICTED.THE PRESIDENT'S DIAGNOSISPROMPTED QUESTIONS ABOUT HOWOFTEN THE GOVERNOR IS GETTINGTESTED FOR COVID-19.

HE SAYSHE'S BEEN TESTED SEVERAL TIMESESPECIALLY BEFORE CERTAINEVENTS AND MEETINGS HE SAYSTHOSE TESTS HAVE ALL COME BACKNEGATIVE BUT IN THE EVENT HEWERE TO EVER TEST POSITIVETHAT OF COURSE WOULD BE THEPUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW.

INSACRAMENTO, ASHLEY ZAVALA FOX