The Wall Street Journal breaks down the latest developments regarding President Trump’s health after his diagnosis with COVID-19 late last week. Axios examines comments at the Sunday press briefing by White House physician Sean Conley. And the Hill reports that Trump took a drive by the crowd gathered outside Walter Reed military hospital — a move that drew criticism from some medical professionals. Tim Alberta writes for Politico Magazine about White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and how his recent contradictory statements about the president’s health align with a reputation of being at times dishonest and unreliable. Vox says that since news broke of Trump’s diagnosis, more than 97,000 people in the U.S. have tested positive for the virus. The Washington Post explains how a Rose Garden gathering celebrating the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett became a possible “superspreader" event. And Peter Nichols in the Atlantic notes that protocol at the White House has barely changed since the news that many people in Trump’s circle are sick. National Geographic details different instances throughout history when a president has fallen seriously ill. And Stat spoke with several doctors who notice a disconnect between the White House’s positive message and the aggressive medical protocol the president is receiving.

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