John Roberts on President Trump testing positive for coronavirus: He was ‘extremely cautious’
Fox News’ John Roberts reports from the White House with an update on President Trump and first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus.
President Trump announced early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 -- raising immediate questions about who else in the administration could be positive.
PRESIDENT TRUMP, FIRST LADY TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, SET TO QUARANTINE AT WHITE HOUSE
So far, the following administration officials, Democrats and Republicans have tested positive for the virus.
- President Trump
- First lady Melania Trump
- White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany
- Senior White House adviser Hope Hicks
- Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien
- Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel
- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.
- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
- Former adviser Kellyanne Conway
- Former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie
-Personal assistant to the president Nick Luna
-Assistant White House Press Secretary Jalen Drummond
The following administration officials, Democrats and Republicans have tested negative for the virus:
- Vice President Mike Pence
- Second Lady Karen Pence
- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
- Attorney General William Barr
- Democratic nominee Joe Biden
- Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris
- Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
- White House Adviser Larry Kudlow
- Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf
- White House adviser Jared Kushner
- White House adviser Ivanka Trump
- Donald Trump Jr.
- Lara Trump
- Eric Trump
-Kimberly Guilfoyle
- White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows
- Gen. Mark Milley
- HHS Secretary Alex Azar
- White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany
- Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani
- Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller
- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas
- Minnesota Reps. Tom Emmer, Jim Hagedorn and Pete Stauber, who flew with Trump on Air Force One.
- David Bossie, Trump's former deputy campaign manager after close contact with Chris Christie at Rose Garden ceremony
- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo
-White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino
-Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
-Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe
-Defense Secretary Mark Esper
-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao
-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
-Former 2016 Trump campaign manager Cory Lewandowski
-Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
-Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb.
-Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa
-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
-Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio
-Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff
-Joe Biden's wife Dr. Jill Biden
- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.
-HUD Secretary Ben Carson
-Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.
A spokesperson from Sen. Rick Scott's office clarified to Fox News that he misspoke while on air Saturday morning, he has in fact tested negative for the coronavirus.
Rose Garden event
Separately, a number of those who have been tested attended a Rose Garden event last week for President Trump’s announcement of Amy Coney Barrett as his pick to fill the Supreme Court vacancy.
It has raised concerns that the event, which was mostly outside but parts of which are reported to have been held indoors, could have been a “super spreader” event.
Out of those attendees, those who tested positive are:
- President Trump
- Melania Trump
- White House adviser Hope Hicks
- NJ Gov. Chris Christie
- Sen. Mike Lee
- Former adviser Kellyanne Conway
-Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins
-Assistant White House Press Secretary Jalen Drummond
Those who tested negative include:
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Vice President Mike Pence
- Second Lady Karen Pence
- HHS Secretary Alex Azar
- Attorney General William Barr
-Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
-Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb.
-Liberty University President Jerry Prevo
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