Two dozen House Republicans gathered with President Trump and other admin. officials in the State Dining Room at the White House on Friday afternoon. None of the attendees wore a mask.
, who worked in the West Wing serving the president his meals, among other duties, tested positive." at his staff and said he did not feel it was doing all it could to protect him, according to a person close to the White House.
Both Trump and Pence have tested negative since learning that the staffers were infected, the White House said. They include a deep and more frequent cleaning of the West Wing and requiring staff who serve Trump and are close to him throughout the day — such as White House residence staff, his military valets and members of his Secret Service detail — to wear face coverings, the official said.
Some White House provisions were already in place before the two aides tested positive this week, and they will continue, the official said. Those include daily coronavirus testing for any staffer who is in immediate contact with the president on a regular basis — roughly a dozen people — and temperature checks for anyone who enters the outer Oval Office every time, which for some staffers can be about 10 times a day.
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