And CNN has learned a third White House staffer who was recently in Trump's vicinity also tested positive. Trump's absence from Friday's coronavirus task force briefing only heightened the impression that he is leaving the pandemic response to others. The coronavirus task force meeting had been moved from the White House Situation Room to the health agency's headquarters without much explanation. When Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, told a briefing she'd had a fever and self-quarantined, Trump jokingly backed away. Though the drug has not been proven to prevent infection with coronavirus, Trump had publicly touted its benefits and he announced midway through his round that he was taking it.

Source: CNN June 27, 2020 01:31 UTC