john topol is on the white house lawn for us “— topol is on the white house lawn for us —— john topolard the news about the president being diagnosed, the markets did take a hit. do you think the white house has been sitting on this decision when they've known during the course of the day that they might need to be moved? well, i think that is indeed a possibility. that's going to cause a response. that's going to cause a responsem also the case that this virus can affect people. i've known people who have had covid—i9 and symptoms can change very quickly. during the course of one day. that is what has been so difficult for medics, it presents itself in different ways at different times. at first it was a dry cough and fever, then it was about the loss of sense of smell. it keeps changing its manifestations. so what started off as mild symptoms, and donald trump made a speech last night and he seemed pretty much ok. the white house is confirming he's tested positive for coronavirus. they are saying mild symptoms and he took an antibody cocktail, and that was administered without any b