WASHINGTON -- Marine One, its engines roaring, was waiting on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday afternoon when President Donald Trump walked out of the Oval Office, offering a brief wave but skipping his usual verbal combat with reporters.As the copter lifted off and banked toward the Washington
WASHINGTON — Marine One, its engines roaring, was waiting on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday afternoon when President Donald Trump walked out of the Oval Office, offering a brief wave but skipping his usual verbal combat with reporters.
The choice to do so, White House officials, advisers and other people who have crossed paths with the president in recent days said, was just one in a series of decisions by the White House that compounded the risks for Trump, his aides and the many people who came into contact with them over an especially busy week in Washington and on the campaign trail.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who went mask-free to the Rose Garden event Saturday where Trump introduced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee, said Friday that he had tested positive. So did three other guests at the event: Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Kellyanne Conway, a former White House counselor, and the president of the University of Notre Dame, the Rev. John Jenkins.
Now the White House itself is a hot spot of sorts, the center of a contact tracing effort that extends to the upper reaches of American politics and government. Back at the White House on Sunday, Trump and Hicks huddled with a handful of other aides and advisers, none of whom wore masks, for debate preparation in the Map Room.
Before the debate, White House officials who had been in close touch with Trump and Hicks headed to Capitol Hill to introduce Barrett to senators. Vice President Mike Pence, Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, and Pat Cipollone, the White House counsel, posed for photos in the Mansfield Room with Barrett and Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader.
“I had just come from the Oval Office and reviewed with Mark Meadows and the president, so all three of us were very clear in what we wanted to do,” Mnuchin told reporters later that afternoon as he met with Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California for about 90 minutes on Capitol Hill. But he finished the event in just 45 minutes, significantly shorter than his usual, rambling rally speeches. And on the flight back to Washington, Trump fell asleep at one point, according to a person briefed on the matter.
McEnany said the trip was “deemed safe” by White House, noting only that Trump was outside and socially distanced himself during the event in New Jersey. Charlie Kolean, 25, flew from Dallas to attend the fundraiser and was tested before entering the VIP section. Kolean said he posed for a photo with the president, both unmasked, while standing 6 feet away. He praised the safety protocol but said he was nevertheless self-quarantining in Dallas while he waited for the results of another rapid coronavirus test.The White House did not announce that Hicks had tested positive before the news leaked out Thursday evening.
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