Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence
The vice president and second lady both tested negative for coronavirus Friday morning, according to the vice president's spokesperson, Devin O'Malley.
"As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day. This morning, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19. Vice President Pence remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery," O'Malley
wrote on Twitter.The Pences again tested negative Saturday morning, an administration official confirmed.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
Mnuchin, who has had in-person meetings with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, tested negative on Friday morning, according to a tweet from his spokesperson Monica Crowley. He will continue to be tested daily.
Attorney General William Barr
Barr tested negative on Friday morning and again tested negative on Saturday, a Justice Department spokesperson said. He is not experiencing any symptoms and was last in the same room as the President on Saturday.
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf
According to the Department of Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary Chase Jennings, "Acting Secretary Wolf has tested negative three times in the past seven days for COVID-19. He has not been in close contact with President Trump or the First Lady recently." Additionally, he "consulted with the White House physician this week after a DHS employee tested positive for COVID-19 and has been cleared for duty."
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar
Azar told reporters Friday morning he was tested "out of an abundance of caution" and also
tweeted that morning that he tested negative for the virus.
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao
"Secretary Chao has been tested regularly and has tested negative," a Department of Transportation spokesperson told CNN.
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on Ratcliffe's recent interactions with the President, or on any recent briefings.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Pompeo told the press pool traveling with him in Dubrovnik, Croatia, that both he and his wife tested negative on Friday morning. He said that he has not been with Trump since the signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House on September 15, adding he's been traveling for the majority of the past 17 days.
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Andrew Wheeler
According to EPA spokesman James Hewitt, the administrator has had "no recent in-person contact with President Trump, has no symptoms."
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel
The CIA declined to comment on Haspel's schedule.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie
Wilkie tested negative on Wednesday. He is often tested because of his visits to VA hospitals, and he last met with Trump on August 27, according to VA spokesperson James Hutton.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow
Kudlow told Fox Business News that he is tested every day and tested negative Friday morning.
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jonathan Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, told reporters that Milley tested negative for the virus Friday, and Esper tested negative for the virus earlier this week during his travels and was tested again Friday.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
A Commerce spokesman said that Ross was tested Friday morning and is negative.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson
Carson tested negative for the virus Thursday while he traveled with the vice president, according to his chief of staff Andrew Hughes.
Head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Robert Redfield
In a statement, the CDC said that "Dr. Redfield did not have direct, close contact with the President or first lady in the timeframe that would have resulted in an exposure." His most-recent Covid-19 test was Tuesday, and the result was negative.
Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway
Conway said Friday night that she has tested positive, the latest major political figure to say they have Covid-19 after attending the Rose Garden event last Saturday where Trump announced his Supreme Court pick.
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