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FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Scott Sedlacek poses while holding a photo of his father, Chuck, outside Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. Sedlacek battled having COVID-19 while his father also fought the virus and was under care in the facility. Both have since recovered. Hearing of President Donald Trump's advice-by-Tweet on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, not to fear the disease, as well as Trump's reckless insistence on riding in a motorcade outside Walter Reed Medical Center and on returning to the White House while still infectious, enraged him. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

‘An embarrassment’: Trump tweet angers pandemic survivors

By GENE JOHNSON and PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump supporters cheer outside of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., before Trump lifted off on Marine One Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Stepping gingerly, Trump walked out the military hospital Monday night where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19, immediately igniting a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Supporters mirror Trump’s rosy projection of virus infection

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press

The White House is seen in Washington, early Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, the morning after President Donald Trump returned from the hospital where he was treated for COVID-19. Traffic moves along K Street NW as TV crews set up in Black Lives Matter Plaza. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump halts COVID-19 relief talks until after election

By ANDREW TAYLOR and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump stands on the balcony outside of the Blue Room as returns to the White House Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump reports ‘no symptoms,’ returns to downplaying virus

By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

A member of the cleaning staff sprays The James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s return means more anxiety for White House reporters

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump salutes from the Blue Room Balcony as he returns to the White House Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

210K in US have died from virus. Now Trump says he ‘gets it’

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump stands on the balcony outside of the Blue Room as returns to the White House Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump returns to White House

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Jill Biden moves her husband, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, back from members of the media as he speaks outside his campaign plane at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Del., Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, to travel to Miami for campaign events. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Biden offers details of ‘national mask mandate’

Associated Press

This Aug. 2, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

White House nixes updated FDA guidelines on vaccine approval

By Zeke Miller and Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

President Donald Trump salutes from the Blue Room Balcony as he returns to the White House Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

200K in US have died from virus. Now Trump says he ‘gets it’

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, is interviewed by Fox News, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for coronavirus

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, is interviewed by Fox News, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump video tells supporters, ‘Don’t be afraid’

Associated Press

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is shown in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Trump was admitted to the hospital after contracting the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

What we know and what we don’t about Trump’s COVID illness

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Donald Trump is planning to return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Monday evening, shown Monday afternoon, Oct. 5, 2020. in Washington. The president's personal physician, Dr. Sean Conley, told reporters on Monday afternoon that Trump is not out of the woods yet, but that there is no care at the hospital that the president cannot get at the White House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

DC government unable to connect with White House on outbreak

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump steps down from Marine One as he arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., after he tested positive for COVID-19. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is in the background. The president’s coronavirus infection, as well as the illnesses of several aides and allies, has imperiled the highest levels of the U.S. government. The White House’s efforts Saturday to project calm backfired in stunning fashion, resulting in a blizzard of confusing and contradictory information about the health and well-being of the commander in chief. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Analysis: Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is shown in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Trump was admitted to the hospital after contracting the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

What we know, and what we don’t, about Trump’s diagnosis

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Donald Trump drives past supporters gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Trump was admitted to the hospital after contracting COVID-19. (AP Photo/Tony Peltier)

Trump waves to supporters in drive-by near Walter Reed

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Dr. Sean Conley, physician to President Donald Trump, briefs reporters at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Trump was admitted to the hospital after contracting the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House doctor: Trump improving but had two drops in oxygen levels

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times