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White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has tested positive for COVID-19, the National Security Council announced on Saturday.
“National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has tested positive for COVID-19 today,” NSC spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement. “He is asymptomatic and has not been in close contact with the president.”
Sullivan’s positive test comes days after the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the health secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive by the coronavirus.
On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke with NBC journalist Peter Alexander about the timing of Biden’s latest coronavirus test.
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White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at a White House press conference (Photo AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
“It’s a common cadence. That’s what we do. We’ll share, according to the CDC, when it was a close contact, and it wasn’t a close contact. If it was a close contact, we’ll let you know,” Jean-Pierre said. when asked about Biden’s recent testing program.
When more pressure was pressed on an exact date, as usual, he refused to respond, instead of repeating that Biden is tested weekly.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Officer of the White House and Director of NIAID (Photo AP / Carolyn Kaster)
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“So as soon as you get back and find out the date, will you share it with us?” Alexander asked.
“I’m not saying that,” she replied.
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While Alexander continued to ask about the specific date, Jean-Pierre explained that weekly tests are a standard procedure for Biden, as recommended by his doctor and is only affected by close contact.
U.S. President Joe Biden comments on recent mass shootings from the White House on June 2, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
Biden is currently on vacation at his beach house in Delaware, where he told reporters on Saturday that he was “happy” with the Senate’s progress on gun control and said he was “ready” to sign a legislation on the subject.
Fox News’s Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
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