Hours after news broke of a close aide testing positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump Thursday said he and First Lady Melania Trump were beginning a quarantine process as they awaited results of their tests.
Hope Hicks, a White House aide, traveled with the president in recent days including to Ohio where he appeared in the first presidential debate with Democratic contender Joe Biden.
In a twitter post, Trump confirmed that Hicks had tested positive.
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Hicks reportedly showed mild symptoms of the infectious disease during travel from Minnesota.
She is said to be the closest White House official to the president to have tested positive for the coronavirus.
