TOPLINEKatie Miller, Vice President Mike Pence’s spokesperson and wife of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to multiple reports, potentially exposing the administration and members of Congress to the virus. Pence tested negative on Friday as he took a trip to Des Moines, which was delayed to pull six staffers off Air Force Two following Miller’s positive diagnosis. Crucial QuoteWhile the sudden positive diagnosis seems to illustrate the need for widespread testing, Trump took a different lesson from the incident. And all of a sudden she was tested very recently and tested negative and then today I guess for some reason she tested positive." Key BackgroundEven before the two staffers tested positive this week, both Trump and Pence have faced pressure over not wearing face masks.

Source: Forbes May 08, 2020 19:16 UTC