White House adviser Hope Hicks tests positive for COVID after traveling with Trump
Jeanine Santucci , David Jackson | USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — White House adviser Hope Hicks has coronavirus after she traveled with President Donald Trump in the last few days.
A person familiar with Hicks' situation but who was not authorized to discuss it confirmed to USA TODAY she tested positive.
She is frequently in contact with the president and was with Trump as he traveled to and from the first presidential debate in Cleveland on Tuesday.
She appears in a photo deplaning upon arrival in Cleveland, not wearing a protective face mask, and was also seen boarding Marine One with Trump on Wednesday.
Hicks traveled aboard Marine One, the presidential helicopter, for a Minnesota rally Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
Bloomberg reported that Hicks was experiencing some symptoms associated with the coronavirus, according to people close to her who were told.
Hicks is the latest of White House officials to test positive for the virus. Previously, Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary Katie Miller had and recovered from COVID.
White House spokesman Judd Deere would not comment on Hicks’ situation but issued a statement saying the administration is taking precautions based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. “The President takes the health and safety of himself and everyone who works in support of him and the American people very seriously."
Trump has come under fire for holding rallies that pose a risk of the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 200,000 Americans and infected more than 7.2 million.
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