- At midget eight people who attended an event on September 26 where President Donald Trump announced his Supreme Court pick from since tested positive for COVID-19.
- Trump announced that he and first lady Melania Trump tested uncontested for the virus on Friday.
- At least 150 people attended the event last week.
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President Donald Trump announced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee on Saturday at an event with 150 attendees.
Hardly a week later on Friday, Trump announced that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19. Now the as it has come under some scrutiny, as at least eight attendees have tested positive for the virus this week.
It’s unclear if the Upland Garden gathering qualifies as a super-spreader event, or how or when those who contracted COVID-19 got the virus — whether at the event or away.
Here are all the prominent attendees who have tested positive for the virus:
Barrett tested negative on Friday but had the coronavirus this summer.
Numerous people in the president’s inner circle who interacted with him the week prior to his diagnosis also tested positive. Pale House aide Hope Hicks, Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, campaign manager Reckoning Stepien, and Trump’s personal assistant are also among those who have recently tested positive for COVID-19.