"So the only reason we would wear masks is if we were trying to protect ourselves from you, in the media," said Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas.
WASHINGTON — Two White House aides may have tested positive for the coronavirus in the past two days, but President Donald Trump still held public events Friday with limited social distancing and without requiring participants to wear masks.
Although attendees appeared to be sitting a few feet apart from one another around the State Dining Room, not all stayed at the recommended 6-foot distance. But in the same meeting, Trump cast doubt on the reliability of testing, saying that"the whole concept of tests aren’t necessarily great." Neither Trump nor first lady Melania Trump wore face coverings to a wreath-laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington on Friday morning. Multiple World War II veterans also attended, all of whom are older and particularly vulnerable if infected.
The White House confirmed Friday that an aide to Pence had tested positive for the coronavirus, the second administration staffer this week known to have been infected. Both Trump and Pence have tested negative since learning that the staffers were infected, the White House said.
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