A brief history of presidents disclosing – or trying to hide – health problems
- Written by David E. Clementson, Assistant Professor in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters about President Trump's positive coronavirus test outside the White House on Oct. 2, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty
President Donald Trump went directly to the public and announced via Twitter early on Oct. 2 that “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our...