Deprived of his beloved campaign trail for 10 days by Covid-19, President Donald Trump took center stage again Monday in Florida, vowing that he is in �great shape� with 22 days to go until he faces Joe Biden in the election.
�I went through it and now they say I�m immune,� Trump told a cheering crowd in Sanford, near Orlando, few of whom wore masks.
�I feel so powerful. I�ll walk in there, I�ll kiss everyone in that audience. I�ll kiss the guys and the beautiful women, just give you a big fat kiss.�
Trump�s medical team announced he had tested negative and was no longer contagious as he jetted to Florida � the first of four battleground states he plans to visit over the next four days. His claim of immunity is unproven.
Trailing his Democratic challenger by double digits in the polls, Trump is seeking to rally his base on a blitz of key swing states.
In rare form just a week after his release from hospital, Trump�s hour-long speech called on all of his campaign classics: vicious attacks against �Crooked Hillary� Clinton and the �corrupt� press, alarmist warnings against the �radical left� and the �socialist nightmare.�
Trump also mocked his opponent, whom he has nicknamed �Sleepy Joe,� saying that �practically nobody showed up� to Biden�s campaign event.
Unlike Trump, Biden has been following public health guidelines during the pandemic, hosting socially-distanced campaign events that sharply contrast with Trump�s packed, largely maskless extravaganzas � including a recent celebration at the White House described by experts as a �superspreader.�