Donald Trump dodges Sean Hannity's questions as to whether he had recently been tested for COVID-19, Twitter will not allow Trump nor Joe Biden to declare a victory without official double verification and Jack White will perform on 'SNL' this week.
00:00Here are today's top stories. First, President Donald Trump dodged Sean Hannity's questions as to whether he had been tested for COVID-19 in recent days during a phone interview on the host's Thursday night Fox News show.
00:11Have you been tested recently?
00:15Yeah, I just saw the doctors today. They think I'm in great shape. I'm in great shape.
00:19Did you test negative?
00:21And I'll tell you, I took this Regeneron. It's phenomenal.
00:24Trump, still recovering from the virus, phoned in to speak to Hannity about his condition, but the president was evasive with his answers, even though the host asked him about testing multiple times.
00:34Have you had a test since your diagnosis a week ago?
00:39Well, what we're doing is probably the test will be tomorrow, the actual test, because there's no reason to test all the time.
00:45Later in the interview, in a discussion about his 2016 debates with Hillary Clinton, Trump's voice began to waver and he stopped momentarily to clear his throat.
00:53On, I think, the first debate, they, excuse me, on the first debate, they oscillated the mic.
01:02Trump's interview with Hannity occurred the same day the president's doctor said in a letter that Trump, quote, completed his course of therapy and could continue campaigning this weekend.
01:11Next, Twitter announced on Friday that it will not allow Donald Trump nor Joe Biden to declare a victory without official double verification.
01:18This is just one of the new rules the social media platform is rolling out for the upcoming election.
01:24Twitter's blog reads,
01:55And after Saturday Night Live dropped country singer Morgan Wallen as its musical guest this week for breaking COVID-19 safety protocols,
02:04the NBC sketch series has found his replacement just one day before the show.
02:08SNL boss Lauren Michaels announced on NBC's Today that Jack White will perform this week.
02:13Calling somebody on a Thursday to be here for Friday and say, you know, is, uh, complicated.
02:20Yeah.
02:21It has to be people who are ready to go.
02:23Michaels also said that Wallen, who was shown partying with a large group of people without a mask in TikTok videos, will get an invite back to the show for the future.
02:31Wallen, for his part, took ownership over his behavior, saying he realizes he put the show in jeopardy and respects their decision.
02:37For more on all these stories, head to THR.com.
02:41For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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