At least seven people who attended a White House event on Sept. 26 have since tested positive for the coronavirus. Six of them, including the first lady, sat in the first several rows of a nomination ceremony for Judge Amy Coney Barrett in the White House Rose Garden. The seventh was the president himself.
Few people at the outdoor ceremony wore masks or kept their social distance. But experts say the more risky time spent that day was at a reception inside the White House, where President Trump met with a smaller group of guests.
There, Mr. Trump mingled with Judge Barrett, her family and prominent Republicans in the Oval Office and in the Diplomatic Room. Research has shown that transmission of the virus tends to happen indoors, and gatherings where guests are maskless and in tight quarters can be a recipe for “super spreader” events.
Here are some of the scenes from inside the White House on the day of Judge Barrett’s nomination ceremony.
Attendees who have since tested positive for the coronavirus
Sen. Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Sen. Josh Hawley
Missouri
President Trump and
Melania Trump
Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee
Maureen Scalia
Wife of late Justice
Antonin Scalia
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
Georgia
Amy Coney
Barrett
Supreme Court
nominee
Sen. Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Sen. Josh Hawley
Missouri
President Trump and
Melania Trump
Maureen Scalia
Wife of late Justice
Antonin Scalia
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
Georgia
Amy Coney
Barrett
Supreme Court
nominee
Sen. Thom Tillis
North Carolina
President Trump and
Melania Trump
Sen. Josh Hawley
Missouri
Maureen Scalia
Wife of late Justice
Antonin Scalia
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
Georgia
Sen. Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court
nominee
Sen. Josh Hawley
Missouri
President Trump
and Melania Trump
Maureen Scalia
Wife of late Justice
Antonin Scalia
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
Georgia
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Donald Trump
Pat A. Cipollone
White House counsel
Chris Christie
Former governor
of New Jersey
Sen. Ben Sasse
Nebraska
Donald Trump
Pat A. Cipollone
White House counsel
Chris Christie
Former governor
of New Jersey
Sen. Ben Sasse
Nebraska
Donald Trump
Pat A. Cipollone
White House counsel
Chris Christie
Former governor
of New Jersey
Sen. Ben Sasse
Nebraska
Sen. Ben Sasse
Nebraska
Pat A. Cipollone
White House counsel
Donald Trump
Chris Christie
Former governor
of New Jersey
Doug Mills/The New York Times
William P. Barr
Attorney general
Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee
Alex M. Azar II
Health and Human
Services secretary
William P. Barr
Attorney general
Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee
Alex M. Azar II
Health and Human
Services secretary
Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee
William P. Barr
Attorney general
Alex M. Azar II
Health and Human
Services secretary
Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee
William P. Barr
Attorney general
Alex M. Azar II
Health and Human
Services secretary
Doug Mills/The New York Times
Sen. Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Sen. Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Sen. Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Sen. Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Doug Mills/The New York Times
Sen. Mike Lee
Utah
Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee
Sharon Lee
Sen. Mike Lee
Utah
Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee
Sharon Lee
Sen. Mike Lee
Utah
Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee
Sharon Lee
Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee
Sen. Mike Lee
Utah
Sharon Lee
Doug Mills/The New York Times
It is not clear when exactly the attendees who later tested positive were infected, and the White House has said all guests tested negative for the virus before the event. Still, it can take several days after exposure for the virus to be detected by a test.
The indoor White House gathering was far from the only time this week that Mr. Trump was in close quarters indoors with family, aides or supporters.
Ahead of the first presidential debate on Tuesday night in Cleveland, Mr. Trump held closed-door preparation sessions on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday with a half-dozen aides and advisers, including Bill Stepien, his campaign manager; Kellyanne Conway, a former White House adviser; and Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey. All of them have since tested positive for the virus. Rudolph W. Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, also participated in debate preparation sessions but has said he tested negative.
Since the event in the Rose Garden, Mr. Trump has also traveled in close quarters aboard Air Force One to and from the debate and campaign events in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and New Jersey. At least three other people on those flights — Melania Trump, Hope Hicks, a senior Trump adviser, and Mr. Stepien — later tested positive.
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