He brought up Bloomberg's report about Trump aide Hope Hicks testing positive for the disease. "Yeah," Trump said, not sounding thrilled to talk about it.
Hannity asked for an update and Trump's answer is now preserved for history as his last public statement about the virus before his diagnosis, too, became public.
"She did test positive. I just heard about this. She tested positive... She is a hard worker," Trump said, "a lot of masks, she wears masks a lot. But she tested positive."
Trump may not have intended this, but his use of the word "but" — saying Hicks frequently wore a mask "but she tested positive" — is in line with his long-expressed skepticism about masks. It is also, as he should know, contrary to the point of wearing a mask, which is primarily to protect an infected wearer from spreading the virus to others.