It is unclear whether Trump caught the coronavirus directly from Hope Hicks, who had traveled with him Tuesday for his debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Cleveland. Here's a timeline of what we know
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Hicks showed symptoms and received her test result early Thursday, but few people in the White House knew about her diagnosis until later in the afternoon, according to a person familiar with the situationhttps://politi.co/34lem55
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Hicks was seen traveling Tuesday on Air Force One without a mask, and she accompanied Trump Wednesday
to his rally in Minnesota. Only a small group of W.H. officials were aware of her positive test Thursday morning
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News spread to more aides inside the West Wing later in the day, but continued as usual at the White House. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a briefing in the late morning. https://politi.co/34lem55 pic.twitter.com/K1w3tfOHFq
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In the afternoon, Trump flew to his private golf club in Bedminster, N.J., for a fundraising roundtable and reception with high-dollar donors. He was joined by Presidential Personnel Office director John McEntee and deputy press secretary Judd Deere. https://politi.co/34lem55 pic.twitter.com/9BPQCIJgt9
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Pressed today on when he found out about Hicks testing positive — and whether he concealed the news of her diagnosis until after Trump's fundraiser — Mark Meadows told reporters he was "not going to get into the tick-tock" of events. https://politi.co/34lem55 pic.twitter.com/Ads0YpQvZH
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"I can tell you, in terms of Hope Hicks, we discovered that right as Marine One was taking off yesterday," Meadows said. "We actually pulled some of the people that had been traveling and in close contact." https://politi.co/34lem55 pic.twitter.com/YhxcPWGvyT
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Later today, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump only flew to the fundraiser after it was "deemed safe" https://politi.co/34lem55 pic.twitter.com/ADjMf9RloD
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Well she has to lie about his lies and regularly chucks in a few of her own so it's entirely possible.
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