Although the press secretary had two “socially-distanced meetings” with the president on Monday, he has tested negative.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki has tested positive for Covid-19, she announced on Tuesday.
“Today, in preparation for travel to Europe, I took a PCR test this morning,” Psaki said in a statement. “That test came back positive, which means I will be adhering to CDC guidance and no longer be traveling on the President’s trip to Europe.”
President Joe Biden is scheduled to depart on Wednesday for Brussels, where he will attend a NATO summit, a G-7 meeting and a European Council session — all concerning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden is then scheduled to travel to Warsaw on Friday for a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
In her statement on Tuesday, Psaki — who missed a previous trip by the president to Europe after testing positive for Covid-19 last October — said she had two “socially-distanced meetings” with Biden on Monday and that he “is not considered a close contact as defined by CDC guidance.”
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Psaki tested positive for Covid-19 today and will skip Biden’s trip to Europe again (she missed a previous trip in October due to a positive test).
Psaki had two “socially-distanced meetings” with the president yesterday. Biden tested negative today. https://t.co/Fxo1hQSSH2
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