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Katie Miller, Mike Pence's spokesperson and Stephen Miller's wife, has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus

May 9, 2020, 01:03 IST
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White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller (L) and Katie Waldman arrive in the Booksellers area of the White House to attend an Official Visit with a State Dinner honoring Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2019.ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP/Getty Images
  • Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, Katie Miller, reportedly has coronavirus.
  • President Donald Trump on Friday said a woman named "Katie," whom he described as a "press person," had tested positive.
  • Miller is also the wife of a top adviser to the president, Stephen Miller.
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President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to confirm that Katie Miller, Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, has tested positive for coronavirus.

After the White House said that a top staffer on Pence's team had tested positive, Trump said a woman named "Katie," whom he described as a "press person," was infected. Politico also reported that the staffer Miller is the staffer who tested positive.

Miller is also the wife of one of Trump's senior advisers, Stephen Miller.

The White House did not offer a comment when contacted by Insider.

At least two Trump administration staffers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as of Friday.

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"We have put in place the guidelines that our experts have put forward to keep this building safe," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said during a press briefing on Friday.

"We clean the facility, we social distance, we keep people six feet away from each other," McEnany added.

This article will continue to be updated.

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