Trump ‘not worried’ about coronavirus spread in White House after vice-president’s aide tests positive
- The US president made the remarks after publicly identifying Katie Miller, Vice-President Mike Pence’s spokeswoman, as having the virus
- Miller’s husband Stephen is a top Trump adviser. The White House had no immediate comment on whether he had been tested
US Vice-President Mike Pence’s press secretary has the coronavirus, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week.
Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller, who tested positive on Friday, had been in recent contact with Pence but not with the president. She is married to Stephen Miller, a top Trump adviser. The White House had no immediate comment on whether Stephen Miller had been tested or if he was still working out of the White House.
Katie Miller had tested negative on Thursday, a day before her positive result.
“This is why the whole concept of tests aren’t necessarily great,” Trump said. “The tests are perfect but something can happen between a test where it’s good and then something happens.”
The positive test for the senior Pence aide came one day after White House officials confirmed that a member of the military serving as one of Trump’s valets had tested positive for Covid-19.