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The spokesman for the U.S. vice president became the second White House staff member this week to test positive for the coronavirus, officials said Friday.
The news that Katie Miller had fallen ill raised fears that the White House would risk becoming a viral viral spot just as Trump is leading efforts to reduce quarantine measures nationwide that have devastated the largest economy in the world.
Miller is a spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence, giving him frequent access to high-level meetings. She is also married to Trump’s top adviser, Stephen Miller, the writer of speeches behind the administration’s hard-line immigration measures.
A senior administration official initially said only that a Pence staff member had been examined and found to have the coronavirus.
Trump, speaking later at an event with Republican lawmakers, identified the person as “Katie” and said he works with Pence as a “press person.” This confirmed multiple reports in the US media that Katie Miller was the person in question.
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On Friday, Miller thanked people for their good wishes, and in a tweet said, “I’m fine and I look forward to working for the American people again.”
Recently, on Thursday, Miller was seen mingling with officials at an open-air prayer ceremony hosted by Trump and attended by dozens of people, including Trump and Pence’s wives and many high-ranking officials.
Miller’s positive test interrupted a trip from Pence to Des Moines, Iowa, with six people who may have had contact with her to get off the plane.
“As a precaution, we went back and reviewed all of the person’s contacts most recently,” said the senior administration official, who asked not to be identified.
On Thursday, a Trump spokesman said the aide to the president, a member of the military who is in close contact with the president, had tested positive.
Trump and Pence were tested and confirmed as negative. Both are tested daily
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