The White House has indicated that President Trump
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“The President of the United States is not a civilian,” said White House spokesman Judd Deere. He said in a statement to The Hill on Thursday.
“Anyone who is very close to him, including staff, guests and the press, is tested for COVID-19 and confirmed to be negative,” added Deere.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) along with New York Governor. Andrew Cuomo
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Earlier this week, Trump went to Arizona, where he visited the southern border and organized a campaign rally.
“With respect to Arizona, the White House followed its COVID mitigation plan to ensure that the President did not come into contact with anyone who was symptomatic or who had not been examined,” Deere added Thursday. “Anyone traveling in support of the president this weekend will be closely monitored for symptoms and given a COVID test and therefore poses little or no risk to local populations.”
CNBC first reported the position of the White House.
On Saturday, Trump held his first in-person campaign rally since the pandemic began in Oklahoma, another state that saw an increase in cases.
Hours before the Tulsa rally, six employees of the Trump campaign tested positive for the virus. In another round of testing after the rally, two more tested positive.
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