Under questioning from reporters, Trump later clarified that he meant the U.S. It marked a dramatic shift amid a national culture war over mask-wearing and a reluctant acceptance of a federal recommendation issued more than a month ago.Īt the Rose Garden briefing on testing, every seated White House staffer including the president’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner wore masks - a change from even late last week. The White House escalated its measures to keep the president and vice president safe from the coronavirus after two aides tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week. Additional new procedures include daily testing for the majority of West Wing staff and additional teleworking depending on the office, according to two senior administration officials.
The White House Management Office issued a memo that afternoon requiring West Wing staffers to wear masks or other facial coverings at all times in the building, except at their own desks. It was also incongruous with the internal turmoil spreading on Monday inside the West Wing, where officials were scrambling to prevent the virus from crippling the most famous and supposedly safest office in America - one that already featured ample testing capacity for anyone who meets with Trump or Vice President Mike Pence. It was a pronouncement incongruous with the widespread anxiety among employers across America about whether enough testing exists to reopen their workplaces. “We have met the moment and we have prevailed.” “In every generation, through every challenge and hardship and danger, America has risen to the task,” Trump said.
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