White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, she tweeted, making her the latest person in President Donald Trumpâs orbit to have contracted the virus.
Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Thom Tillis, Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien, former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie and Notre Dame University president Rev. John I. Jenkins also tested positive for COVID-19, after visiting the White House on Sept. 26 for the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
âAfter testing negative consistently, including every day since Thursday, I tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning while experiencing no symptoms,â McEnany announced on Twitter.
âNo reporters, producers or members of the press are listed as close contacts by the White House Medical Unit.â