COVID-19 Updates, News, White House Report

President Trump References White House Staff Member Who Tested Positive for Coronavirus

April Ryan
May 11, 2020

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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 11, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump referenced a White House staff member who tested positive for coronavirus will be home in isolation as will Vice President Mike Pence. The Vice President has tested negative and is isolating as a precautionary measure. The White House is now making $11b available for states to test, with some of the funds set aside for underserved communities.

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Wearing a mask, White House adviser Jared Kushner leaves after President Donald Trump spoke about the coronavirus during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 11, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan