Valet For President Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19

May 8, 2020 2:47 am

(AP) – A member of the US Navy who serves as one of President Donald Trump’s personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus, raising concerns about the President’s possible exposure to the virus. The valets are members of an elite military unit dedicated to the White House and often work very close to the President and first family. Sources say Trump was upset when he was informed Wednesday that the valet had tested positive, and he was subsequently tested again by the White House physician. Trump, who is a self-described germaphobe, has chastised aides before who coughed or sneezed in his presence. He has claimed to rarely get sick himself. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and the senior staffers who regularly interact with them are still being tested weekly for coronavirus.