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Trump says 'learned a lot about Covid' by 'really going to school'

Published: 05 Oct 2020 - 12:53 am | Last Updated: 11 Nov 2021 - 04:10 am
US President Trump waves from the back of a car in a motorcade outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on Ocotber 4, 2020. / AFP / ALEX EDELMAN

US President Trump waves from the back of a car in a motorcade outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on Ocotber 4, 2020. / AFP / ALEX EDELMAN

AFP

Washington - US President Donald Trump said Sunday he "learned a lot about Covid" by "really going to school" as he has battled the virus in hospital.

"I learned a lot about Covid, I learned it by really going to school," Trump said in a video posted to Twitter.

"This is the real school. This isn't the 'let's read the books school,' and I get it, and I understand it, and it's a very interesting thing."

Shortly after sharing the video, Trump left Walter Reed hospital outside Washington for a surprise visit to supporters gathered outside. Video footage showed the president wearing a face mask and waving to crowds as he drove past.