White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reportedly tested positive for COVID-19

Lauren Frias

Politics1 min read

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for COVID-19, multiple outlets reported Friday.
Two officials confirmed Meadows' diagnosis to CNN, as well as people familiar with the matter to Bloomberg News.
Bloomberg News' Jennifer Jacobs also reported that at least four other White House aides tested positive for COVID-19 as well, according to sources.
Meadows' diagnosis comes after a slew of people, including President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, tested positive for the coronavirus last month.
He was also at Trump's bedside when the president was hospitalized with COVID-19 in early October.
More than three dozen people connected to the Trump administration have also tested positive for COVID-19, including White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany and former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway.
Several of those who tested positive attended a White House event two months ago for the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, which top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has considered a super-spreader event.
Meadows attended an election night party at the White House earlier this week, and he has been photographed on multiple occasions without a mask.
Representatives from the White House declined to comment.