Blog Post Date: Oct 5th, 2020
Blog Post Last Update: Nov 14th, 2020
Infected count as of November 14th - 52, Dead - 1
Events:
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- Before Sep 26th: Crede Bailey, head of White House security office, hospitalized since late September.
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- Saturday Sep 26th: Scotus Nomination event
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- Sunday Sep 27th: Maskless Gold Star families event at White House
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- Tuesday Sep 29th: Presidential debate in Cleveland
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- Wednesday Sep 30th: $200,000/person charity dinner at owner’s home of Cambria countertops in Shoreview, MN.
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- Wednesday Sep 30th: Rally in Duluth, Minnesota
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- Thursday Oct 1st: Fund-raiser at Trump's New Jersey golf club
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- Friday Oct 2nd: Trump admitted to Walter Reed
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- Monday Oct 5th: Trump released from Walter Reed
People infected
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- Hope Hicks (Oct 1st)
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- President Trump (Oct 2nd)
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- Melania Trump (Oct 2nd)
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- Kellyanne Conway (Oct 2nd)
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- Sen. Mike Lee (Oct 2nd)
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- Sen. Thom Tillis (Oct 2nd)
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- Ronna McDaniel (Oct 2nd)
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- Notre Dame Pres. Jenkins (Oct 2nd)
- 9 - 11. Three WH reporters (Oct 2nd) - Michael Shear is one of them
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- Bill Stepien, Trump campaign mgr (Oct 3rd)
- 13 - 23. Eleven staffers from Cleveland debate (Oct 3rd)
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- Sen Ron Johnson (Oct 3rd)
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- Chris Christie (Oct 3rd)
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- Nick Luna (Oct 3rd)
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- Claudia Conway (Oct 4th)
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- Kaylie McEnany doesn't make any sense (Oct 5th)
- 29 - 30. White House communications aides Chad Gilmartin and Karoline Leavitt (Oct 5th)
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- Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California (Oct 5th)
- 32 - 33. Two housekeepers test positive (Oct 5th)
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- Reporter Michael Shear's wife (Oct 6th)
- 35 - 36. Military aide (Coast Guard aide Jayna McCarron) and one of the president's valets, who came in contact with Trump (Oct 6th)
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- Adm. Charles Ray, tested positive for coronavirus (Oct 6th)
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- Assistant Press Secretary Jalen Drummond (Oct 6th)
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- Stephen Miller (Oct 6th)
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- Democratic Rep. Salud Carbajal, a California Democrat (infected after contact with Senator Lee) (Oct 6th)
- 41 - 42. Two DC staffers in GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn’s office (Oct 7th) -- could be more because of the criminal GOP cover-up (Oct 6th)
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- Marine Corps Assistant Commandant Gen. Gary Thomas (Oct 7th)
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- The head of White House security office, Crede Bailey, is gravely ill with coronavirus and has been hospitalized since late September (Oct 7th, Patient 0?)
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- A member of the White House press corps has received a preliminary positive result for COVID-19 (Oct 8th)
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- GOP Rep. Mike Bost is latest member of Congress to positive for COVID-19 (Oct 9th)
- 47 - 49. A teacher and two students at the school attended by children of Amy Coney Barrett, in Washington DC (Oct 9th)
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- Secretary Scalia's wife Patricia Scalia has tested positive (Oct 13th)
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- Barron Trump (was infected, now virus free?) (announced Oct 14th)
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- Trump Evangelical Adviser, Bishop Harry Jackson (death announced Nov 9th due to COVID)
- Other mid-level staffers have tested positive, too, in recent days.
Comments / Opinion
The more secretive they are, the more likely it is that Trump was Patient #0 and not Hope Hicks or Amy Coney Barrett. That is why they never reveal when Trump's last negative test was or why he came late for the debate (so as to avoid the mandatory testing) and also why they are refusing to initiate contact tracing for the SCOTUS Nomination event and subsequent events at the White House, like the Gold Star Families event.
People in Quarantine
- 13 workers at a Minneapolis steakhouse were quarantining after the restaurant catered a private fundraiser attended by President Donald Trump during his visit to Minnesota last week, the restaurant said Monday
- Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with almost the entirety of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are quarantining after being exposed to #COVID19, after Adm. Charles Ray, tested positive for coronavirus.
Nov 9th
Karen and I were saddened to learn of the passing of our dear friend, Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr. We are praying God’s comfort for the Jackson Family, the Hope Christian Church Congregation, and all who admired this Good and Great Man. pic.twitter.com/OaBV0TMdmw
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) November 10, 2020
Just six weeks after attending the White House event for Amy Coney Barrett, Trump evangelical adviser Bishop Harry Jackson Jr. has died.https://t.co/1NYTFOdRJR
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) November 9, 2020
Trump Evangelical Adviser, Bishop Harry Jackson Has Died https://t.co/LPQC2Z3ucx #RolandMartinUnfiltered pic.twitter.com/GmBRMEcIKr
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) November 10, 2020
Oct 14th
BREAKING—Barron Trump, 14, had “at one point” tested positive for #COVID19, according to Melania. But has tested negative again. While Barron was not at Rose Garden’s main guests, he’s certainly in Trump’s immediate orbit as a WH resident. That makes 39. https://t.co/0XKPqylg64
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 14, 2020
Oct 13th
The Labor Department just announced that Secretary Scalia's wife Trish has tested positive for coronavirus. Scalia has tested negative, but will work from home "for the time being." Both were at the Rose Garden event and sat behind Melania Trump.https://t.co/blVTxsU6Km
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 14, 2020
BREAKING—Secretary Eugene Scalia's wife, Trish, has tested #COVID19 positive. Eugene Scalia negative still. Both attended the Rose Garden event seated in the second row, directly behind Melania and next to Kellyanne Conway.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 14, 2020
➡️38 WH-orbit positive now! https://t.co/5NhJpysipZ
Oct 9th
A teacher and two students at the school attended by children of Amy Coney Barrett, the Supreme Court nominee who brought her family to a Rose Garden celebration at the White House on Sept. 26, have tested positive for the coronavirus.https://t.co/IqvUWgtTRD
— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorva_nyc) October 9, 2020
GOP Rep. Mike Bost is latest member of Congress to positive for COVID-19 https://t.co/BhZWxZ27gf pic.twitter.com/1gXMyouOar
— The Hill (@thehill) October 9, 2020
RNC chair Ronna McDaniel may have infected hundreds. She tested positive five days later but only made her diagnosis public on Oct. 2. For 36 hours after her diagnosis, the RNC made no attempt to inform donors who mingled. #COVID19 https://t.co/OhJ97xZznh
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 9, 2020
Oct 8th
WHCA’s Zeke Miller: “We’re writing to let you know that a member of our press corps has received a preliminary positive result for COVID-19 today...currently asymptomatic. The individual was last at the White House on Thursday Oct. 1.”
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) October 8, 2020
Oct 7th
NEWS: The head of White House security office, Crede Bailey, is gravely ill with coronavirus and has been hospitalized since late September, I'm told. Security office handles credentialing for access to WH; works closely with Secret Service on security measures on the compound.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 7, 2020
Crede Bailey, the head of the White House security office, became sick with the coronavirus before the Sept. 26 Rose Garden event, I'm told. https://t.co/h6xtIOzCLD
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 7, 2020
Breaking: Marine Corps Assistant Commandant Gen. Gary Thomas tests positive for Covid-19. He & other top military officers have been under self-quarantine this week after coming into contact with Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Charles Ray, who tested positive on Monday
— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) October 7, 2020
"Two DC staffers in GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn’s office have tested positive in recent days, according to a source familiar, who said there is no contact tracing in place and the staffers were told to not disclose to roommates they may have been exposed."https://t.co/0RUAQAjpEK
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) October 7, 2020
Oct 6th
Rep. Salud Carbajal, a California Democrat, has announced that he has contracted coronavirus https://t.co/kItJhfFTSR
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 6, 2020
NEW: Stephen Miller has tested positive for COVID, per senior administration official. Adds Miller has been working remotely for last 5 days, testing negative every day through yesterday, and is in quarantine after a positive test today.
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) October 6, 2020
More White House aides have learned they are positive for coronavirus, including an assistant press secretary, Jalen Drummond, sources tell me. He is one of Kayleigh McEnany's deputies and was in the Rose Garden for the Amy Coney Barrett event.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1313565737735385090
"It's insane that he would return to the White House and jeopardize his staff's health when we are still learning of new cases among senior staff. This place is a cesspool...
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) October 6, 2020
Now our spouses and kids have to pay the price. It's just selfish."https://t.co/CWV0QAIscC
The anti-science, anti-mask agenda of @realDonaldTrump is also a national security threat. Multiple members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are now in quarantine because of exposure to #Covid_19.
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 6, 2020
The virus remains highly contagious, can be lethal and doesn’t care about politics. https://t.co/jhhO1yOoFW
BREAKING: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and at least 3 other members of the 8-member Joint Chiefs are quarantining after the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard tested positive for Covid-19, defense officials say.https://t.co/obEKuvweTz
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 6, 2020
Well that escalated quickly. Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with almost the entirety of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are quarantining after being exposed to #COVID19, after Adm. Charles Ray, tested positive for coronavirus. https://t.co/5OwVezcCzZ
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 6, 2020
NEWS: One of the president's military aides, Coast Guard aide Jayna McCarron, has coronavirus, sources tell me. And so does one of the president's valets, who is also active duty military, and traveled with the president last week.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 6, 2020
A military aide who comes in contact with Trump tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, a person familiar with the matter tells NBC News.https://t.co/Ukji4kGTyV
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 6, 2020
"My wife has now tested positive for COVID. The collateral damage is going to be pretty significant, I think." --@shearm tells @axios. https://t.co/b56jkCxOUG
— Kate Brannen (@K8brannen) October 6, 2020
Oct 5th
This is what I worried about. The behavior of the first family has endangered not only their own health, but that of the staff.https://t.co/68hK6SOdh8 #covid19
— Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽 (@meganranney) October 6, 2020
NEWS: @NYMag has confirmed that Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California has tested POSITIVE for COVID-19. Pastor Laurie was at the Prayer March on the Mall with Mike Pence and Franklin Graham and the ACB Rose Garden event later that day.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 5, 2020
Kayleigh McEnany has just announced she has Covid-19 which is also the first truthful thing she has said in 2020.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) October 5, 2020
Breaking ABC: In addition to Kayleigh McEnany, two other staff members in the press office have tested positive for the coronavirus.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 5, 2020
Chad Gilmartin and assistant press secretary Karoline Leavitt are positive, sources told ABC News. https://t.co/X4H7VhEznA
Oct 4th
Claudia Conway just announced on Tik Tok that she has COVID.
— Elizabeth C. McLaughlin (@ECMcLaughlin) October 4, 2020
No one deserves this.
Oct 3rd
NEW: Nick Luna, the current director of Oval Office Operations and bodyman to Pres. Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus. https://t.co/OUnxHBsIpj
— ABC News (@ABC) October 4, 2020
I just received word that I am positive for COVID-19. I want to thank all of my friends and colleagues who have reached out to ask how I was feeling in the last day or two. I will be receiving medical attention today and will keep the necessary folks apprised of my condition.
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 3, 2020
🚨🚨BREAKING … SEN. RON JOHNSON has Covid. 3rd Senate Republican to test positive
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 3, 2020
President Donald Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a senior official https://t.co/BZirYtmYN2
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 3, 2020
Oct 2nd
Three White House reporters test positive for COVID-19 https://t.co/906cOVxJgq pic.twitter.com/Pb3KIsPAZ2
— New York Post (@nypost) October 3, 2020
Just confirmed on @MSNBC: Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins, who attended the Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS announcement on Saturday, has tested positive for COVID.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 2, 2020
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel has tested positive for Covid-19, an RNC spokesperson said today https://t.co/gGr3XYO7AI
— POLITICO (@politico) October 2, 2020
CNN reporting that Kelly-Anne Conway and two Republican Senators now positive with Covid - and that "it is starting to look like the announcement ceremony for the Supreme Court nominee might have been a super-spreader event."
— Peter FitzSimons (@Peter_Fitz) October 3, 2020
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Oct 1st
NEWS: Hope Hicks, who traveled with Trump aboard Air Force One to and from the presidential debate on Tuesday, and to his Minnesota rally yesterday, has coronavirus, sources tell me.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 2, 2020
Events
Oct 5th (Released from Walter Reed)
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 6, 2020
Good angle showing him struggling to breathe https://t.co/9xoKUSHmt5
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) October 5, 2020
Oct 2nd (Trump flown to Walter Reed)
BREAKING: President Trump is going to be flown to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center “out of an abundance of caution & at the recommendation of his physician & medical experts”. Marine One has just landed at the White House. pic.twitter.com/dYi7ZMUnXX
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) October 2, 2020
Oct 1st (NJ Fund Raiser where 206 people were present)
They knew yesterday and Trump still went to New Jersey for a fundraiser today. Let that sink in.
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) October 2, 2020
Sep 30th (Duluth rally, fund raiser - where 13 people from the caterer are now in quarantine)
Thank you Duluth, Minnesota! https://t.co/OY9Ki05WHb
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2020
On the left is an invitation from Cambria owners to an event for Trump. A shocking $200K to attend. On the right my kitchen being remodeled. I just called the contractor to stop the order for Cambria countertops. I'm joining #BoycottCambria. Please retweet nationwide. pic.twitter.com/rIUKUufO2k
— Jerry Gale (@MNDemsVolunteer) October 2, 2020
Restaurant staffers in quarantine after working Trump fundraiser https://t.co/y7vduQKSU1
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 5, 2020
Sep 27th (maskless Gold Star families event at WH)
People present include: Army Sec. Ryan McCarthy Air Force Sec. Barbara Barrett Dep Def Sec. David Norquist Sr enlisted advisor to Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Berger, Marine commandant Gen. Raymond, Space Force chief
Last night we recognized our #GoldStarFamilies with a moving candlelight ceremony to remember those taken from us too soon. Thank you to our #GoldStarFamilies & #GoldStarMothers as we gathered to honor the memory of your loved ones for their sacrifice & bravery. pic.twitter.com/WOhmwTcGAR
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) September 28, 2020
In this pic of maskless Gold Star families event at WH Sept. 27:
— Travis J. Tritten (@Travis_Tritten) October 6, 2020
Army Sec. Ryan McCarthy
Air Force Sec. Barbara Barrett
Dep Def Sec. David Norquist
Sr enlisted advisor to Joint Chiefs chairman
#flickr https://t.co/sxFDzE40De
Sep 26th (Prayer rally, same day as SCOTUS Rose Garden event)
In the midst of #COVID19 Pandemic 50,000+ Evangelicals gathered at the Lincoln Memorial. Mask-less!!! Another massive #SuperSpreaderEvent✋😔🤚 pic.twitter.com/kCyRreRovD
— Deborah Windham (@realrevwindham) October 6, 2020
More horror: hours before the Rose Garden event, Pence gathered with thousands at the National Mall for a "prayer rally". Franklin Graham & a mega-church pastor among those on stage with Pence. The latter became infected. All three went on to Rose Garden. https://t.co/gO6d1YjR55 pic.twitter.com/B8qoJcTMlF
— Buckle Up (@Buckleup36) October 8, 2020