Neither President Trump nor Vice President Mike Pence have been tested for coronavirus as several of their Republican allies enter self-quarantines.
During a press conference on Monday evening, Pence announced that he has not been tested for coronavirus and said he was not aware of any test completed by the president. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham later confirmed that Trump has not been tested.
“The President has not received COVID-19 testing because he has neither had prolonged close contact with any known confirmed COVID-19 patients, nor does he have any symptoms,” she said in a statement. “President Trump remains in excellent health, and his physician will continue to closely monitor him.”
Both Trump and Pence attended the Conservative Political Action Conference in February where at least one person who tested positive for COVID-19 was in attendance. That individual may have come into contact with several other top Republicans who are close to Trump, including Reps. Doug Collins, Matt Gaetz, and soon-to-be White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
Collins and Gaetz both spent time with the president since attending CPAC, but neither of the lawmakers have demonstrated any of the symptoms related to the coronavirus. Gaetz found out while aboard Air Force One with Trump that he had contact with the infected individual.
Pence had an additional coronavirus scare prior to CPAC when he was photographed with cadets from a military school in Florida who had been around a classmate quarantined for the virus. The vice president has been leading the White House’s efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus.
