Kellyanne Conway, Trump campaign manager among those who tested positive for COVID-19
Posted October 3, 2020 7:21 am.
Last Updated October 3, 2020 11:46 am.
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Former senior White House Advisor Kellyanne Conway and President Donald Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien are the latest officials close to Trump to test positive for COVID-19.
Conway attended the Rose Garden announcement Saturday where President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. She left the White House back in August to spend more time with her family.
Among the attendees, Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Thom Tillis, the president of the University of Notre Dame, as well as Trump himself tested positive Friday for the coronavirus.
Campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh has confirmed the news that Stepien had tested positive, which was first reported by Politico.
Politico said Stepien received his diagnosis Friday and is experiencing “mild flu-like symptoms.”
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie confirmed Saturday he had also tested positive for COVID-19. Christie was a part of Trump’s debate prep team for Tuesday’s debate against Former Vice President Joe Biden.
Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, had also announced Friday that she had tested positive, joining Trump, the first lady, top Trump aide Hope Hicks and numerous others.
Stepien, who joined Trump at Tuesday’s first presidential debate, plans to quarantine until he recovers.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump arrived at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday night and released a video saying that he thinks he’s “doing very well.” First Lady Melania Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms.”
