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Trump Brushes Off White House Virus Outbreak Concerns
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing about coronavirus testing in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 11, 2020 in Washington. / GETTY / Kyodo
By Kyodo News 12 May 2020
WASHINGTON—US President Donald Trump on Monday shrugged off concerns the new coronavirus could spread inside the White House after two staff members were found to have been infected last week.
“I don’t think the safety system broke down,” Trump said at a press conference, noting he is not aware of any infection among White House staffers other than one of his personal valets and Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller.
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