BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump’s White House Navy valet tests POSITIVE for coronavirus – leaving president ‘upset’ when he was told about diagnosis
- A Navy official who acts as one of President Donald Trump ‘s personal valets has tested positive for the coronavirus, CNN reported
- President Trump was upset upon learning the news
- Raises questions about first family’s exposure to the disease
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A Navy official who acts as one of President Donald Trump‘s personal valets has tested positive for the coronavirus.
President Trump was upset upon learning the news, CNN reported.
The valet was a member of the military unit assigned to serve the White House, raising questions about the first family’s exposure to the disease.
The navy stewards are part of a unit that provide a variety of services for the West Wing including catering and valet services.
The valet who tested positive is not being identified and it’s unclear what this person’s exact duties involved.
A Navy official who acts as one of President Donald Trump ‘s personal valets has tested positive for the coronavirus
‘We were recently notified by the White House Medical Unit that a member of the United States Military, who works on the White House campus, has tested positive for Coronavirus,’ deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley said in a statement. ‘The President and the Vice President have since tested negative for the virus and they remain in great health.’
A White House source told CNN the valet had symptoms Wednesday morning and the news that someone close to the president had tested positive for the virus was ‘hitting the fan’ in the West Wing.
People meeting with the president are required to pass a coronavirus test.