New Jersey authorities, already facing alarming spikes in coronavirus cases after a months-long lull, are now dealing with possible super-spreader event — and President Donald Trump may be the source.
Trump held a high-dollar fundraiser at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., on Thursday that was attended by about 100 people — even after Hope Hicks, a close White House aide with whom the president had been in contact, tested positive for Covid-19.
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said “the contact-tracing process is underway.”
“We urge everyone who was in and around the Bedminster event or events yesterday to take full precautions, including self-quarantining and ultimately getting tested,” Murphy said at a press briefing Friday afternoon.
Asked if there were state social distancing guideline violations at the fundraiser, Murphy said “I can’t rule anything in or out right now. It’s too early to tell.”
The larger portion of the fundraiser at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, for which tickets cost $2,800, took place outdoors, according to two attendees who spoke to POLITICO on Friday. Both said many in the crowd wore masks — contrary to since-deleted messages on social media — and kept a safe distance from each other.
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New Jersey authorities, already facing alarming spikes in coronavirus cases after a months-long lull, are now dealing with possible super-spreader event — and President Donald Trump may be the source https://t.co/4dwxEOsRos
— POLITICO (@politico) October 2, 2020
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