National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has been the most high-profile member of Trump’s inner circle to test positive for COVID-19. Others include …
National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has been the most high-profile member of Trump’s inner circle to test positive for COVID-19. Others include a White House valet, a spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence and an adviser on Trump’s campaign. He has also become more vocal in encouraging Americans to wear face masks. Here’s a look at the White House and campaign staff whom officials have publicly acknowledged have tested positive for the coronavirus: Trump’s national security adviser tested positive for COVID-19 in late July, the White House confirmed July 27. O’Brien, who was named to his job in September 2019, was the highest-ranking administration official to contract the coronavirus.White House officials said O’Brien had “mild symptoms” and was “self-isolating and working from a secure location off site.” O’Brien was last seek in public with Trump during a July 10 visit to the U. S. Southern Command in South Florida. The next week, he traveled to Paris for meetings with counterparts from Europe. Two cafeterias frequented by West Wing staffers were forced to shutter after a vendor employee who worked at the eateries inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-July.
