Rep. Louie Gohmert tested positive for coronavirus in advance of his planned travel with President Trump to Texas Wednesday and had to be removed from the trip, according to sources familiar with the situation. Gohmert, R-Texas, was expected to travel aboard Air Force One with the president for campaign fundraising and an energy event at a Midland oil rig. A video posted by a Hill reporter shows Gohmert and Barr, both unmasked on Tuesday walking together at the Capitol. Gohmert is the latest in a growing string of Trump aides and politicians who have contracted the virus. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER ROBERT O'BRIEN TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUSNational Security Adviser Robert O’Brien tested positive for coronavirus this week, becoming the highest-ranking administration member to contract the disease.

Source: Fox News July 29, 2020 15:28 UTC