WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said that he was awaiting results from a test for Covid-19 after one of his close advisors tested positive for the disease.
Trump’s close aid Hope Hicks tested positive, the president confirmed to Fox News.
“I just went for a test and we’ll see what happens,” he said, saying he expected the results Thursday night or Friday.
Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump will begin their “quarantine process” while waiting for their own test results.
The President’s public schedule for Friday, released just after his appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” earlier in the evening, showed he was set to attend a fundraiser at his Washington hotel and travel to Sanford, Florida, for a campaign rally.
“Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible! The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!” Trump tweeted Thursday night.
Hicks has traveled with the President multiple times recently, including to the debate in Cleveland on Tuesday, and was seen boarding Marine One, along with several other of the President’s closest aides — Jared Kushner, Dan Scavino and Nicholas Luna — none of whom wore masks, on Wednesday as Trump was heading to a campaign rally in Minnesota.
“She did test positive, I just heard about this. She tested positive. She’s a hard worker. Lot of masks, she wears masks a lot but she tested positive. Then I just went out with a test. I’ll see — you know, because we spent a lot of time — and the first lady just went out with a test also. So whether we quarantine or whether we have it, I don’t know,” Trump said during a call-in appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity.”
He added, “I just went for a test and we’ll see what happens, I mean, who knows. … I spent a lot of time with Hope and so does the first lady, and she’s tremendous.” — NNN-AGENCIES
