Fox News anchor and political analyst Chris Wallace Christopher (Chris) WallaceTrump: 'I condemn all white supremacists' McConnell: Next Trump-Biden debate should be more respectful Hillicon Valley: Senate panel votes to subpoena Big Tech executives | Amazon says over 19,000 workers tested positive for COVID-19 | Democrats demand DHS release report warning of election interference MORE expressed relief Friday that President Trump Donald John TrumpPresident Trump, Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19 Trump, first lady to quarantine after top aide tests positive for coronavirus Secret recordings show Melania Trump was frustrated about criticism of Trump 2018 border separation policy: CNN MORE and Democratic nominee Joe Biden Joe BidenPresident Trump, Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19 Poll: Biden notches 7-point lead ahead of Trump in New Hampshire Jim Carrey to make his SNL debut as Joe Biden this week MORE did not shake hands before Tuesday's debate, following Trump's announcement that he recently tested positive for the coronavirus.
"The debate commission had decided there would be no opening handshake, and thank God for that. They were about eight feet apart from each other at their podiums," Wallace said on "America's Newsroom."
Wallace, who moderated the debate in Cleveland, said he "never got any closer to [Trump] than what you saw on TV" and was about eight feet away from each candidate.
Still, that was “close enough that I'm gonna get a test,” Wallace added.
Trump tweeted early Friday morning that he and first lady Melania Trump Melania TrumpPresident Trump, Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19 Trump, first lady to quarantine after top aide tests positive for coronavirus Secret recordings show Melania Trump was frustrated about criticism of Trump 2018 border separation policy: CNN MORE are quarantining after they both tested positive for the virus. News of the coronavirus entering the president's inner circle first broke earlier Thursday when it was revealed that Hope Hicks Hope Charlotte HicksPresident Trump, Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19 Trump, first lady to quarantine after top aide tests positive for coronavirus Trump aide Hope Hicks tests positive for COVID-19 MORE, a close adviser to the president, had tested positive after exhibiting symptoms.
Hicks was onboard Air Force One with President Trump and other top White House aides as they traveled to Cleveland for the debate. They also accompanied Trump to a campaign rally in Minnesota the following day.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), a key member of Trump's debate prep team, said Friday morning that nobody in the room during Trump's debate prep on Tuesday was wearing a mask.
Biden, who briefly walked close to Wallace's table after the debate concluded, is expected to get tested Friday morning.
"He never approached me at the end of the debate," Wallace said of Trump earlier Friday morning on "Fox and Friends."
"Vice President Biden did briefly to basically — I'm trying to remember the exact words basically to say, I bet you didn't know you had signed up for this. Obviously, it was an extremely contentious debate. I certainly saw no sign of any flagging of energy in the president during the debate," Wallace said.
giantrhino on October 2nd, 2020 at 14:22 UTC »
Can we PLEASE talk about the trump team rule violation of not wearing masks??!!! Let’s make this a headline. Not only is it objectively bad they didn’t do it on their own initiative... they literally broke rules requiring them to do it to make a statement and this is the result. They are skating by with no ramifications of their unsafe behavior.
________xmastree on October 2nd, 2020 at 14:18 UTC »
Chris Wallace is going to have fucking PTSD from that debate
sparklewaffles98 on October 2nd, 2020 at 14:17 UTC »
that in no way ensures traitor didn't pass covid to biden