The Trump campaign has reportedly expanded precautions to protect the president after several campaign employees tested positive for the coronavirus, several campaign officials he told CNN.
The president held two indoor campaign rallies in Arizona and Oklahoma last week, a move that runs counter to the guidance of public health officials. Attendees at the Arizona and Oklahoma events were asked to agree that they would not sue the hosts if they contracted the coronavirus.
Campaign officials told CNN that although the president does not wear a mask in public, he has expressed growing concern about contracting the coronavirus and has insisted on increasing precautionary measures at the White House and at campaign events.
Each place you enter is inspected for possible areas of infection by advanced security and medical equipment. The toilets he uses at these locations are reportedly scrubbed and disinfected before he arrives.
Staff members also maintain a list of who the president contacts, CNN reported.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to CNN reports in an investigation by The Hill.
Hours before the Tulsa, Oklahoma rally, six Trump campaign employees preparing for the event tested positive for the virus. In another round of testing after the rally, two more tested positive.
A white House high economic official who was recently in the vicinity of the president also tested positive for COVID-19, according to the media outlet. White House staff, such as Vice President Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller, have tested positive for the disease in the past.
Pence said Saturday that the campaign was postponing events in Florida after the state broke its own record for new daily COVID-19 cases three days in a row. Pence will continue to visit the state to meet with public health officials.
The Trump campaign has continued to push for events, seeking to galvanize its base ahead of the November election.
Former vice president Joe Biden
Joe BidenPelosi: Trump does not wear a mask is ‘coward’ Karl Rove says Trump is ‘behind’ in the presidential race The Hill’s Campaign Report: Candidates for Congress in New York are ready to make LGBTQ history MORE, the alleged Democratic candidate, has voted higher than Trump in several key key states.
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