⁍ Trump arrived at the outdoor rally in Sanford, Florida, the first of six planned for this week.

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⁍ He tossed out masks to thousands of supporters standing shoulder to shoulder, most without protective face coverings.

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⁍ ‘I will kiss everyone in that audience, I will kiss the guys and the beautiful women, I will give you a big fat kiss,’ Trump told the crowd.

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– President Trump returned to the campaign trail on Monday for the first time since his diagnosis with the deadly coronavirus on Oct. 2, throwing out masks to thousands of supporters at an outdoor rally in Sanford, Fla., Reuters reports. “I went through it now. They say I’m immune. I feel so powerful,” Trump told the crowd. “I will kiss everyone in that audience, I will kiss the guys and the beautiful women, I will give you a big fat kiss.” Trump’s appearance came hours after the White House said he had tested negative for the virus on consecutive days and was not infectious to others. The White House did not say when the tests took place, but said they and other clinical and laboratory data “indicate a lack of detectable viral replication.” Trump has been criticized for failing to encourage supporters to wear protective masks at campaign events, and at least 11 aides have tested positive for the virus. At least 11 close Trump aides have tested positive for the virus. Trump plans rallies in Pennsylvania, Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida later this week as he barnstorms through crucial battleground states ahead of the election. No Republican has won the White House without Ohio. Biden has pulled further ahead in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, building momentum in two states that Trump carried in the 2016 presidential election, Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls showed on Monday. The polls, conducted Tuesday through Sunday, showed Biden with a small lead and ahead with key demographic groups. Most recent polls in Florida, where a Trump loss would dramatically narrow his path to re-election, showed Biden with a small lead.