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Joe Biden’s senior campaign adviser, Symone Sanders, said Joe Biden’s campaign has been “taking every precaution” as he continues to travel the country.
President Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis raised concern if the Democratic candidate contracted the virus after his first debate, where both candidates were socially estranged from each other on stage without masks, Tuesday night.
Biden, his wife and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, all tested negative on Friday.
CNN’s Jake Tapper asked the senior campaign adviser if Joe Biden was being screened every day after sharing the stage with Trump earlier this week.
“Shouldn’t you get tested every day?” Tapper asked. “I mean, I was in a room … with Donald Trump, who, in all likelihood, had coronavirus at the time. And we don’t know if he was contagious at the time or not, but he certainly has the virus.” now.”
“Well Jake, we are being evaluated regularly,” Sanders said. “And Vice President Biden, Dr. Biden, Senator Harris, Mr. Emhoff, and our staff have also been testing regularly. And we will continue to adhere to public health guidelines.”
—State of the Union (@CNNSotu) October 4, 2020
Sanders said in CNN State of the Union Sunday that Biden’s travel staff also tested negative for the virus.
“We have been adhering to the public health guide since the beginning of this pandemic,” said Sanders, adding that Biden will be tested for the coronavirus before traveling this week.
“We adhere to CDC guidance. We are listening to public health experts. And we are taking every precaution. Our staff wears masks and is socially distancing themselves everywhere, in airplanes, cars, internal events, external events. . Sanders said.
On Friday, Trump’s campaign manager said face-to-face meetings will be halted and moved to virtual events or postponed. Vice President Mike Pence will continue the campaign.
One of Trump’s senior advisers, Jason Miller, criticized Biden’s coronavirus safety measures on Sunday, saying, “We can’t all stay in our basement for the rest of our lives.”
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