"I think everybody knows that going to work ... it's a little bit risky," Hassett said.
White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett said Sunday it's"scary" to go to work in the West Wing after two Trump administration staffers tested positive for COVID-19 within the past week.
"We're lucky at the White House that we have the best medical team on earth to help protect us, and that is some comfort," he added."But I think everybody knows that going to work" in the White House is"a little bit risky. But you have to do it, because you have to serve your country and there are a lot of things you can't do except there.""It's because they know they are going into relatively cramped quarters," he added.
Story continuesMeanwhile, after learning one of his valets had tested positive, Trump became"lava level mad" at his staff and said he doesn't feel it is doing all it can to protect him, a person close to the White House said. That source said the unknowingly infected valet is close to the president throughout the day, though Trump said Thursday he'd had"very little contact, personal contact, with this gentleman.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people who recently had close contact with someone who came down with COVID-19 should stay at home for 14 days following their last exposure, should check their temperature twice daily and stay away from those who are at a high risk of getting ill.
Fauci is expected to mostly work from home during that span but plans to testify in person before the Senate next week. Hahn and Redfield plan to testify via videoconference.
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