Trump shook hands at the conference with American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp, who also shook hands with an infected individual days before
with American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp on Feb. 29 at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland. During the event, Schlapp shook hands with an attendee who tested positive for coronavirus.in a statement that the CPAC attendee was exposed to the coronavirus prior to the conference.
Trump later embraced Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia with a hand shake on Friday when touring the Center for Disease Control Prevention, The Hill reported., writing on Twitter, “This afternoon, I was notified by CPAC that they discovered a photo of myself and the patient who has tested positive for #COVID19.”
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