An abundance of risk, not caution, before Trump's diagnosis
But to retrace some of his steps over the last week is to see risk at multiple turns and an abundance of opportunity for infection. The White House worked furiously to swap out staff who had been in close contact with Hicks and replace them with others. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany did not make the trip. White House officials said they began learning of Hicksโ positive test after Trump boarded Marine One to start his journey to New Jersey. And masks still won't be required on the White House grounds for all West Wing employees.
The Latest: Trump campaign manager tests positive for COVID
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on President Donald Trump testing positive for the coronavirus and being hospitalized (all times EDT):12:10 a.m.President Donald Trumpโs campaign manager, Bill Stepien, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Conway attended the Rose Garden announcement Saturday where President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. He issued the statement as President Donald Trump was being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the same illness. ___6 p.m.Joe Bidenโs campaign is taking down its attack ads in the wake of President Donald Trumpโs coronavirus infection. ___11:55 a.m.First lady Melania Trump says she is experiencing โmild symptomsโ after she and President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19.