US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania will go into quarantine on Friday after their top aide Hope Hicks tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.
Their samples have also been taken for Coronavirus tests.
Results are awaited.
Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible! The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Hicks is one of the president’s closest allies and serves as a consultant.
She is touring for rallies with Donald Trump before the presidential election.
White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement that the president “takes seriously the health and safety of all those who work in support of himself and the American people.”
Hicks travelled several times with the president this week, including the Marines presidential chopper at a rally in Minnesota,
and an Air Force One first Tuesday night’s first presidential debate.
Before Hicks, several other White House staffers have also tested positive for the deadly virus, including Katie Miller,
Press Secretary to Vice President Mike Pence, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, and one of the president’s valets.
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