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CLAIMS: Donald Trump pictured at a White House press conference on May 7. Photo: Doug Mills-Pool / Getty Images / AFP
A close associate of the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, tested positive for coronavirus. This means that several people close to the inner circle of the White House are now confirmed as infected.
A day after one of Donald Trump’s employees tested positive for covid-19, the press secretary of the United States Vice President tested positive.
The President of the United States confirmed at a press conference last night.
– She hasn’t been in contact with me. She has spent some time with the vice president, says Trump.
Married to Speech Writer for Trump
Press director Katie Miller travels with Vice President Pence or follows him through meetings. She is married to another White House employee: Lead Attorney Stephen Miller, who, according to Politico, writes most of Donald Trump’s speeches.
– I don’t know much about it. She is a wonderful young woman, Katie. She tried really well for a long time, but today she suddenly tested positive, “Trump said at the press conference.
– Mike knows it and has done what he has to do. I think he’s on a plane on his way to somewhere far away. It will be possible to ask him later. But they take all the necessary precautions, Trump emphasizes.
WHEN THE VICE PRESIDENT: Katie Miller is therefore the press officer for the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence. Here they were photographed together in March 2020 in the Rose Garden of the White House. Photo: DOUG MILLS / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
Trump also notes that the vice president is not infected, according to the latest test.
– Mike, the vice president, has been evaluated and tested negative, says Trump.
Several nearby employees
CNN Anonymous sources cited last night that Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant also tested positive, but also notes that the assistant has not met Ivanka in weeks.
On Thursday, news came that one of Trump’s guards or personal servants had been infected with the corona virus. According to CNN, this applies to the so-called “election” consisting of elite military personnel who often work closely with the president and his family and are, among other things, responsible for the president’s food and drink.
Trump and Vice President Pence were evaluated and were not infected, according to the White House. The president notes that several of his “valet” have begun using mouthwash.
