Ivanka Trump assistant tests positive for coronavirus, among other White House staff

More Good News! Ivanka Trump assistant tests positive for coronavirus, among other White House staff

This is more good news folks! At least three Whitehouse staffers are positive for Coronavirsus and criminals Trump and Pence are not wearing masks. It's only a matter of time before one of those scumbags get infected.

Ivanka Trump's personal assistant is among the latest at the White House to test positive for the coronavirus. Vice President Pence's press secretary, Katie Miller, tested positive this week, as well as a White House valet. The White House insists it is taking precautions, but President Trump was not seen wearing a mask at a ceremony for WWII veterans. This comes as whistleblower Rick Bright spoke out on "60 Minutes" after being removed from his job for what he says was "putting science over politics." Nikole Killion looks at the exclusive interview.

The US now has over 1/3 of the world's COVID 19 virust cases. Thanks a lot Conald Trump!

Related: Trump won't wear a mask in public because he's afraid he might look ridiculous and it will harm his reelection chances, report says

• President Donald Trump, who has never worn a mask in public, was criticized for not covering his face during a factory tour on Tuesday.
• According to a new Associated Press report, he is afraid that he would look ridiculous in it and that his opponents would use footage of him in attack ads and hurt his reelection chances.
• Trump has reportedly also said that wearing a face mask would "send the wrong message" that he is more focused on health than reopening the economy, sources told the AP.
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President Donald Trump is worried that wearing a face mask in public could ruin his chance of being reelected, The Associated Press reported on Thursday.

The president has never been seen wearing a mask in public, and on Tuesday he was criticized for failing to wear one during a tour of a Honeywell plant in Arizona — going against guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a rule requiring workers at the factory to wear them.

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• Top White House officials shelved guidance for reopening the US despite CDC approval.
• Vice President Pence praised Iowa's response to COVID-19, but the state — which is starting to reopen — is experiencing a rising death toll from the coronavirus.
• Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus.
• 'I am not disgruntled': Top scientist who was fired and then filed a whistleblower complaint rejects Trump's label and says the US government 'could have done more' to save lives.
• California will now send every registered voter a mail-in ballot for November elections, in light of coronavirus concerns.

Trump has also said that wearing a face mask would "send the wrong message" that he is more focused on health than reopening the economy, which aides think is key to his winning in November, one administration source and two campaign officials told the AP.

One of the officials added that Trump was afraid that he might look ridiculous wearing a face mask and that the image could be used against him in attack ads. My Op Ed: He already looks like a clown.

This isn't the first time Trump has publicly gone against coronavirus-related safety guidelines. My Op Ed: Is anyone surprised? Trump is a known criminal.

In early March, the president said he would continue to shake people's hands, despite health officials' warnings, because "you can't be a politician and not shake hands."

The White House did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment on the AP report.

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COVID 19 Statistics

United States cases

Updated May 16 at 2:40 PM local

Confirmed

1,473,415

+13,256

Deaths

88,237

+1,019

Recovered

260,146

+5,159

Coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics

United States cases

Updated May 16 at 7:50 PM local

Confirmed

1,496,632

+24,206

Deaths

89,404

+1,260

Recovered

272,386

+13,348

From May 16 2:40 pm  to May 16 7:50 pm 1167 Americans have died from COVID-19. That is over 1000 people every 5 hours who have died from COVID-19. That's over 5000 Americans per day who are killed by COVID-19

Sorry Trump and sorry MAGAts, COVID 19 is not a hoax so shut your filthy lie holes!