President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to Marine One to depart from the South Lawn of the White House on September 29. | Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

While his age, sex, and weight may elevate his risk, his race and privilege may protect him.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for Covid-19, which has killed more than 207,000 Americans, a month before the election.

This naturally raises many questions about what could possibly happen next in 2020. How will the diagnosis impact the election? Were former Vice President Joe Biden or any others infected at Tuesday’s presidential debate? Is there a larger cluster of cases in the White House?

Of course, there’s also the question of how the 74-year-old president will fare with a Covid-19 infection.

Although Trump has spent months downplaying the danger of