President 'bored' at hospital, not 'out of the woods'

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., will be 12-feet apart on the debate stage in Salt Lake City Wednesday night, according to sources familiar with the negotiations, following a request from the Biden campaign to have more space between the candidates.

The Trump-Pence campaign had previously said it was open to putting more space between the vice presidential candidates for the seated debate, with Trump 2020 Communications Director Tim Murtaugh calling it "just a matter of moving farther apart at the table."

Following a negative COVID-19 test Saturday morning, the campaign announced Pence will return to the campaign trail the day after the debate in Salt Lake City, heading over to the battleground state of Arizona for a “Make America Great Again” event in Peoria.

Asked by ABC News Saturday if there would be any changes to health precautions at Pence’s future campaign events, the Trump campaign said it will go on as usual -- which means supporters will only be encouraged to follow health guidelines.

The campaign also continued its previously scheduled bus tour through Iowa Saturday, despite the president's hospitalization. According to a Republican source, there were no discussions on the ground about postponing the events.

Pence's physician in a memorandum Friday cleared him to “go about his normal activities,” citing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that he was “not considered a close contact with any individuals who have tested positive for COVID, including President Donald J. Trump.”

However, Pence was among those in the Rose Garden for the Amy Coney Barrett announcement on Saturday (eight others who were there have tested positive for COVID-19) and he said he was with Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

ABC News' Molly Nagle, Avery Harper, Justin Gomez and Will Steakin contributed to this report.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday afternoon that he intends to try to postpone the Senate's schedule for two weeks, as three of his colleagues have tested positive for COVID-19 -- but McConnell must get Democrats on board.

“On Monday, I intend to obtain a consent agreement for the Senate to meet in pro forma sessions for the next two weeks. Previously-scheduled floor activity will be rescheduled until after October 19th," McConnell said in a statement.

He also made clear that judiciary hearings will move forward as planned. 

“The Senate Judiciary Committee will convene on October 12th as Chairman Graham has scheduled to begin confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination," the statement read.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer released a statement in response calling McConnell's move to recess the Senate while proceeding with Barrett's confirmation hearings, calling it “reckless and dangerous.”

“If it is too dangerous to have the Senate in session, it is also too dangerous for committee hearings to continue,” Schumer writes. 

The change still will not push the full Senate floor vote to confirm Barrett past the election.

ABC News' Trish Turner and Allie Pecorin contributed to this report.

Sources close to Trump tell ABC News the president was having trouble breathing and received supplemental oxygen on Friday at the White House after his oxygen levels dropped. This in part prompted the president to be transferred to Walter Reed Hospital late Friday afternoon.

In addition, following that health assessment provided by doctors at Walter Reed, a senior administration official told ABC News that "according to [the president's physician] Dr. [Sean] Conley, the next 48 hours are critical for monitoring of potential illness progression." This official added that some of the president’s vitals Friday morning were "concerning."

The pool was told by a "source familiar with the president's health" that Trump's "vitals over last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We are still not on a clear path to a full recovery."

As of Saturday morning, the president's medical team said in their briefing he is not currently on supplemental oxygen.

At one point, the president's doctor said, "yesterday and today he was not on oxygen" but in another answer later he said, "Thursday, no oxygen. None at this moment. And yesterday with the team, while we were all here, he was not on oxygen."

Asked whether Trump has experienced difficulty breathing, Conley said, "No. No, he has not. Never did."

ABC News' Katherine Faulders and John Santucci contributed to this report.

Trump "is doing very well" Saturday morning, Dr. Sean Conley, physician to the president, said from Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. 

Trump is in “exceptionally good spirits” and is not having difficulty breathing or walking around, Conley said.

"He did have a fever Thursday into Friday and since Friday he's had nothing," Conley said, though he would not say how high Trump's fever was.

"The president's been fever-free for over 24 hours. We remain cautiously optimistic, but he's doing great," he added.

"We have monitored his cardiac function, his kidney function, his liver function, all of those are normal," Conley said.

Trump will be treated with a five-day course of Remdesivir.

"Thursday he had a mild cough with some nasal congestion and fatigue all of which are now resolving and improving," Conley said. "The team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made."

Pressed on whether the president had been treated with supplemental oxygen at any point since his diagnosis, Conley wouldn’t provide a clear, declarative answer.

“And you said he's not received any supplemental oxygen?” a reporter asked.

“He's not on oxygen right now, that's right," Conley said.

When the reporter followed up on whether he had at any point, Conley replied, “He’s not needed any this morning, today, at all.”

At one point, Conley said, "yesterday and today he was not on oxygen." In another answer later he said, "Thursday, no oxygen. None at this moment. And yesterday with the team while we were all here, he was not on oxygen." He did not address whether Trump had received oxygen while his team was not on site.

Asked whether Trump has experienced difficult breathing, Conley said, "No. No, he has not. Never did."

Reporters questioned when Trump last had a positive test, but Conley would not answer.

Conley also raised questions about the timeline by saying the president was "72 hours into the diagnosis," though Trump's diagnosis was announced to the public about 36 hours ago. Conley then in a memo sent by the White House said he "incorrectly used the term 'seventy two hours' instead of day three' and 'forty eight hours' instead of 'day two.'" Conley confirmed that Trump was diagnosed Thursday night.

Conley did not say when Trump would be discharged. "I don't want to put a hard date on that," Conley said.

This was Conley’s first on-camera briefing on the president’s condition.

ABC News' Elizabeth Thomas contributed to this report.