Who is COVID-19 positive from the GOP events/White House so far:
Donald Trump
Melania Trump
Hope Hicks
Senator Mike Lee
Senator Thom Tillis
GOP Chairman Ronna McDaniel
Notre Dame President John Jenkins
3 White House journalists
1 White House staffer
Most of these infections can clearly be traced back to the SCOTUS nomination announcement:
Besides the White House SCOTUS event, these people have been at GOP donor events, the Hill GOP meeting with Amy Coney Barrett, a GOP senator lunch, etc. It’s expected that more will test positive.
Note that the two senators, Lee and Tillis, BOTH serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee so an Amy Coney Barrett pre-election confirmation is looking less likely to happen.
ALSO! Chris Wallace let it slip that Trump and his team arrived late on the day of the debate and they skipped the COVID tests. Instead they went off the “honor system.” Biden has already tested negative. But if Trump’s administration is acting this flippant over COVID safety measures (which I guarantee they are, especially as this incident indicates) then it’s VERY likely more will get sick… especially since they were hanging out like this.
