Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of President Trump’s eldest son and a prime fund-raising official for the Trump re-election marketing campaign,
Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of President Trump’s eldest son and a prime fund-raising official for the Trump re-election marketing campaign, examined optimistic for the coronavirus on Friday earlier than a Fourth of July occasion at Mount Rushmore, an individual accustomed to her situation mentioned.
Ms. Guilfoyle traveled to South Dakota with Mr. Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr., in anticipation of attending an enormous fireworks show the place the president was set to talk. They didn’t journey aboard Air Pressure One, in keeping with the individual accustomed to her situation, and she or he was the one individual within the group who examined optimistic.
As a routine precaution, individuals who are available in shut contact with Mr. Trump are screened for the virus.
Ms. Guilfoyle is the third individual in potential proximity to Mr. Trump identified to have contracted the virus. A private valet who served Mr. Trump his meals and the press secretary for Vice President Mike Pence examined optimistic for the virus in Could.
Ms. Guilfoyle was not experiencing signs, the individual accustomed to her situation mentioned. She and the youthful Mr. Trump by no means met up with the president’s entourage, the individual mentioned. Out of warning, the couple plans to drive again from South Dakota to the East Coast, the individual mentioned.
Nonetheless, that one other one who was anticipated to be close to Mr. Trump examined optimistic — and somebody who most employees aides think about a member of the Trump household — is more likely to renew consideration round potential dangers to the president.
Ms. Guilfoyle attended Mr. Trump’s indoor rally final month in Tulsa, Okla. Earlier than and since then, some marketing campaign employees and Secret Service personnel have examined optimistic for the coronavirus. Herman Cain, a former Republican presidential candidate who was additionally on the rally, mentioned this week that he had been hospitalized with the virus.
Whilst outbreaks have emerged within the South and West and as states throughout the nation report a document variety of instances every day, White Home officers — and Mr. Trump particularly — have minimized their give attention to the virus in public appearances. In an interview on Wednesday, the president indicated that he believed the virus was “going to form of simply disappear.”
The president’s aides lately modified protocols for individuals getting into the White Home grounds, abandoning routine temperature checks, as an example. They’ve recommended individuals experiencing signs typical of the coronavirus to remain away.
However individuals who are available in proximity to Mr. Trump and Mr. Pence are nonetheless examined for the coronavirus.