'That's not even something that we're addressing,' Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters
Prior to the cases in the West Wing, Trump, Pence and senior aides had been tested weekly,RELATED VIDEO: Trump Claims He Hasn’t Left White House 'in Months' During COVID-19 Crisis, Reporter Corrects Himthat the president's physician and White House operations staff are making sure "every precaution is taken to keep the president, first family and the entire White House complex safe and healthy at all times.
The official added that "every staff member in close proximity to the president and vice president is being tested daily for COVID-19, as well as any guests." Additional precautionary measures, including “social distancing, face coverings, daily temperature checks and symptom histories, hand sanitizer, and regular deep cleaning of all work spaces,” are also being followed, according to the official.The president and vice president have also been keeping their distance from another, which Trump has lamented., adding that they “speak a lot on the phone.”
“For a little while we'll stay apart because you don't know what happens with this very crazy and horrible disease,” he added.Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump As of Thursday, at least 84,109 people in the U.S. had died from the virus as the amount of confirmed cases neared 1.4 million, according to a
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