UPDATE: Four Whitehouse staff members have now tested positive for COVID-19. Oh happy day.
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
Sorry Trump and sorry MAGAts, COVID 19 is not a hoax so shut your filthy lie holes!
A person has tested positive for coronavirus after attending a conservative conference where White House officials were present!
- An attendee of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference last month has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, conference organizers announced Saturday.
- A number of White House officials attended the conference, as did some 19,000 other people.
- President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence both spoke at CPAC, but the conference organizers said the attendee had no interaction with either of them.
The American Conservative Union, which organized the conference from February 26 to 29, said in a statement on Saturday the attendee did not have any interaction with Trump or Pence, nor did the person attend events in the main hall.
The Washington Post reported that ACU's chairman, Matt Schlapp, interacted with the infected person at CPAC. Though it's unclear when the interaction occurred, The Post noted that Schlapp shook Trump's hand on stage on the final day of the conference.
The infected attendee was exposed to the coronavirus before attending the conference, and was later diagnosed at a New Jersey hospital. The person is now under quarantine, ACU said.
The organizers said the Trump administration was "aware of the situation," and urged attendees not to panic.
"Our children, spouses, extended family, and friends attended CPAC," ACU said. "During this time, we need to remain calm, listen to health care professionals, and support each other."