Trump Adviser: It's 'Scary To Go To Work' As Coronavirus Spreads Through White House
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said it is “scary to go to work” in the White House after several officials were diagnosed with COVID-19 and several others entered self-quarantine to avoid spreading coronavirus.
“It is scary to go to work,” Hassett said on “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “I think that I’d be a lot safer if I was sitting at home than I would be going to the West Wing. But, you know, it’s the time when people have to step up and serve their country.”
WATCH: "It is scary to go to work," @WhiteHouse Economic adviser Kevin Hassett told @margbrennan.
This week a White House staffer and an aide to @VP Pence tested positive for #coronaviruspic.twitter.com/e2ncWmluWT— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 10, 2020
At least two members of the Trump administration who typically have close contact with the president have tested positive for coronavirus. On Thursday, the White House revealed that a military valet frequently in contact with President Donald Trump and his family had tested positive for the virus, stoking concerns that the president himself may have been exposed. On Friday, Katie Miller, a spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence, tested positive for the virus as well.
The White House said Trump tested negative for the virus after his valet’s positive test. An administration official told CNN that it has confirmed that everyone who came in contact with Katie Miller, including senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, her husband, tested negative.
On Saturday, Anthony Fauci, the administration’s top infectious disease expert and a member of Trump’s coronavirus task force, said he would enter “modified quarantine” after coming in contact with a staffer who had COVID-19. The directors of both the Food and Administration and the Centers for Disease Control announced they would begin two-week quarantines on Saturday after being exposed.
Multiple outlets have reported that Trump responded...
