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Donald Trump and First Lady Melania are self-isolating after one of the president’s close aides tested positive for coronavirus.
Hope Hicks, who serves as the president’s counselor, reportedly tested positive for the disease on Thursday, the day after she traveled with the president to a rally.
In a tweet after the news broke, the president said: “Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a short break, 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! “
Hope Hicks is a former White House communications director
Ms. Hicks, 31, traveled with the president several times over the past week, including the presidential helicopter Marine One and Air Force One until the first presidential debate Tuesday night.
In a statement, White House spokesman Judd Deere said: “The President takes the health and safety of himself and all who work to support him and the American people very seriously.
“White House Operations collaborates with the President’s physician and the White House Military Office to ensure that all plans and procedures incorporate current CDC guidance and best practices to limit exposure to COVID-19 in the greatest possible measure, both in the complex and when the president is traveling. “
Hicks resigned as the White House communications director in 2018, but returned earlier this year as an adviser, working closely with the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
