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Trump's Military Valet Ill with Coronavirus

Steve Herman

   WHITE HOUSE - The White House is moving to test officials andotherstaff
   daily, instead of onceaweek,after a valet--part of an elitemilitary
   teamservingmealsto President Donald Trump--became ill and tested
   positive for the coronavirus.

   "I've had very little contact, personal contact, with this
   gentleman,"Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, explaining he had
   been tested the previous day and again Thursday following regular
   COVID-19 tests.

   Trump, describing the newsas "a little bit strange,"said the valetsand
   other staff in the White House have been wearing masks.

   "A lot of people in the White House wear masks,"the president said.

   In reply to a reporter'squestion,Trumpsaidthefirst lady, Melania, and
   their son, Barron, werein "great shape."

   "We're all warriors together. I am, you are, we all are,"the
   presidentsaid.

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