Contrary to medical advice, the president was seen Friday shaking hands all-round as he gathered his coronavirus response team at the White House.
President Donald Trump said Saturday he had taken a coronavirus test, as the White House began protectively checking the temperature of anyone coming into close contact with him or Vice President Mike Pence.
Contrary to medical advice, the president was seen Friday shaking hands all-round as he gathered his coronavirus response team at the White House — a practice he said Saturday owed to long-time habit as a politician but which he said would have to change. But a White House doctor later walked that back, saying he “remains without symptoms” and did not need to be tested.
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