Wednesday, October 7, 2020

White House Coronavirus Cluster

The Trump White House is now officially ground zero of a coronavirus cluster, with the case total at 26 and counting:

  • Donald Trump
  • Melanie Trump, First Lady
  • Hope Hicks, Counselor to the President
  • Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor to the President
  • Utah Senator Mike Lee
  • North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis
  • Bill Stepien, Trump Campaign Manager
  • Notre Dame President Reverend John Jenkins
  • RNC Chairman Ronna McDaniel
  • Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson
  • Former NJ Governor Christ Christie
  • White House Aide Nicholas Luna
  • Kellyanne Conway, Former Counselor to the President
  • Claudia Conway, daughter of Kellyanne Conway
  • Kayleigh McEnany, White House Press Secretary
  • Chad Gilmartin, Principal Assistant Press Secretary
  • Karoline Leavitt, Assistant Press Secretary
  • Jalen Drummond, Assistant Press Secretary
  • Unnamed White House Press Aide
  • Michael Shear, New York Times White House correspondent
  • Caitlin Shear, Michael Shear's wife
  • Al Drago, photojournalist
  • Unnamed White House journalist
  • Unnamed Trump Military valet
  • Admiral Charles Ray, Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
  • Pastor Greg Laurie

There are no reports that anyone is doing contact tracing on these people.  The CDC has publicly admitted that it offered to assist the White House with contact tracing-- but that the offer was turned down.  Officials with the Washington DC Department of Health have been unsuccessful in trying to get in touch with the White House to assist with contact tracing and other protocols related to the outbreak at the White House.  White House staffers received absolute no guidance from the White House HR officials for three days-- and even then, an email only advised them that if they experience symptoms, they should seek care from their primary care provider.  A White House source told Axios, "It's insane that [Trump] would return to the White House ad jeopardize his staff's health when we are still learning of new cases among the senior staff.  This place is a cesspool."


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