The new requirement came down Monday after two White House aides tested positive for coronavirus in the past week.
The White House is dramatically escalating its measures to keep the president and vice president safe from the coronavirus after two aides tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week.
On Monday, the White House issued a memo that directs staff and anyone else who enters the West Wing to wear a mask or facial covering at all times in the building, except at their own desks. Additional procedures include daily testing for the majority of West Wing staff and additional teleworking depending on the office, according to two senior administration officials.
Maintaining six feet from others is virtually impossible in the West Wing, with its cramped hallways and stairwells, low ceilings and cubicles, so aides now must keep masks with them at all times.
President Donald Trump said at a press briefing Monday that he personally issued the mask edict, though Trump himself is not expected to follow the requirement.
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White House aides are deeply aware the president’s message of urging states to reopen their economies does not mesh with the optics of the virus spreading unchecked throughout the West Wing. Even beyond the threat the virus could pose to the health of both Trump and Pence, aides recognize that new infections inside the White House will only mar the president’s cheerleading on the economic front and his efforts to revive the national mood ahead of the November election.
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The White House is dramatically escalating its measures to keep the president and vice president safe from the coronavirus after two aides tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week https://t.co/l4ICkzSE2o
— POLITICO (@politico) May 11, 2020
as if we needed another example of his narcissism https://t.co/a1yme4UmiN
— George Conway, Noble Committee Chair (@gtconway3d) May 11, 2020
Um. @gtconway3d @TheRickWilson @reedgalen . What is the deal with The Federaist- this is 🍌 🍌 https://t.co/wTfQoXUe77
— Missy Sayers (@missy_sayers) May 11, 2020
One of his staffers should accidentally on purpose cough on him. Maybe that would induce the king to follow his own rules.
Nah. Maybe not. Trump will probably just fire the poor staffer.
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