Trump loyalists hit by new coronavirus wave after White House election party
- Latest cases in US president’s orbit include long-time adviser Corey Lewandowski and Republican lobbyist Jeff Miller
- Billionaire shipping magnates Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein, who are among the Trump’s biggest donors, also tested positive, though they were not at the event
It is unclear if either of them contracted the virus at the White House.
Billionaire shipping magnates Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein, who are among the president’s biggest donors, also tested positive for the virus, though they did not attend the party. Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Richard Walters, who also was not present, tested positive on Thursday, according to a party official.
Bloomberg News previously reported that a number of others who attended the November 3 White House event – including Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Trump campaign adviser David Bossie – also contracted the virus.
About 200 people attended the party, mingling in close quarters largely without masks. But it is not certain whether those who attended the party contracted the virus at the event.
