Joe Biden awaiting covid test result: Democrats send well wishes to Trump, first lady

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been tested for the coronavirus in the wake of President Donald Trump’s infection and is awaiting results.

That’s according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share internal discussions.

Biden was on the debate stage Tuesday with Trump for more than 90 minutes earlier in the week.

Biden and other prominent Democrats took to social media to wish Trump and his wife well in their battle against the coronavirus.

Biden said Friday that he and his wife Jill “send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery” after they tested positive for the coronavirus.

In a Friday morning tweet, he added, “We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she’s praying for the president and hopes his testing positive for covid-19 might be a “learning experience” about the virus.

“Let us all pray for the president’s health,” Pelosi said on MSNBC. She added, “This is tragic, It is very sad.”

The speaker said she was tested out of caution and is awaiting results. But said warned against “brazen” behavior that allowed “something like this to happen”

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris wished Trump and first lady Melania Trump a “full and speedy recovery.”

Harris tweeted Friday that she and her husband, Doug Emhoff, are “keeping them and the entire Trump family in our thoughts.”

Harris is scheduled to campaign in Las Vegas on Friday. It was not immediately clear whether those plans would change.

It’s unclear whether Biden will appear at his scheduled campaign events later in the day. His campaign is expected to announce the results of Biden’s test and his travel plans later Friday.

Trump and Biden did not shake hands during the debate but stood without masks about 10 feet apart during the debate Tuesday night.

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said members of Trump’s family didn’t wear masks while they were watching the first presidential debate Tuesday inside a hall in Cleveland, Ohio. Wallace moderated the first presidential debate of the campaign.

Wallace said, “People in the hall did notice that while they were all wearing masks, including my wife and four children, that the first family did not wear masks during the debate. … It is worth noting that different people treated the safety rules inside the hall differently.”

Wallace said on “Fox & Friends” on Friday that Jill Biden, the wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, and members of her group all wore masks throughout the debate.

“On the Trump side of the hall, Mrs. Trump came in wearing a mask, but took it off once she said sat down,” Wallace said.