Election Season Upended: Trump’s COVID Diagnosis Could Reshape Race, Debates & SCOTUS Fight

President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, throwing the final month of an already unprecedented election season into disarray. What will this latest news mean for the debates and the Supreme Court? And what will happen if President Trump is unable to lead the country?

DN speaks to journalist John Nichols about the line of succession, campaigning in the critical swing state of Wisconsin, and more. Democracy Now! also speaks with Naomi Klein, senior correspondent at The Intercept and a professor at Rutgers University.

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