Mike Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, President Donald Trump said, delaying the vice president’s departure for a trip to Iowa.
She is the second person working at the executive residence to contract the virus this week. The White House did not officially announce Miller’s positive test and she hadn’t been identified as the infected aide until a meeting between Trump and House Republicans.
In answer to a question from a reporter about the infected aide, Trump said that Pence’s “press person," whom he identified as “Katie," had tested positive after a reporter asked him about it. “I don’t know much about it," Trump said. “She’s a wonderful young woman." She is the only member of Pence’s press