TheWhite House Correspondents' Association on Monday morning issued a tame response to the news that White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tested positive for COVID-19, arevelationthat came one day afterMcEnany removed her mask while talking to reporters.
McEnany is the latest addition to a growing list of White House personnel — including President Donald Trump — who have contracted the virus.
Trump remains hospitalized; his exact condition is not clear. White House reporters took to Twitter to react to the news ofMcEnany's diagnosis, such as CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy, who tweeted, "I felt safer reporting in North Korea than I currently do reporting at The White House.