President Donald Trump’s personal White House valet tests positive for coronavirus
A MEMBER of the US Navy – who serves as one of President Donald Trump’s personal valets – has tested positive for coronavirus.
The news has reportedly upset the president, and raises concerns about his possible exposure to COVID-19.
Deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley told CNN: “We were recently notified by the White House Medical Unit that a member of the United States Military, who works on the White House campus, has tested positive for Coronavirus.”
“The President and the Vice President have since tested negative for the virus and they remain in great health.”
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A White House source told the outlet that the valet, who has not been identified, showed “symptoms” on Wednesday morning.
The president was upset when he was told the news that the valet had tested positive and was retested for the virus, a source told CNN.
It is not know whether the valet accompanied Trump on his Tuesday visit to an N95 factory in Arizona, where the President was pictured not wearing a mask.