President Donald Trump has confirmed during a Saturday news conference that he has been tested for the coronavirus, but does not have the results yet.
“Whatever it takes. A day or two days. Whatever it is. They send it to a lab,” Trump said about the results.
NEW: Pres. Trump says he was tested for COVID-19 after being pressed on whether he would take it after meeting with Brazilian official who reportedly tested positive for the virus. "I decided I should based on the press conference yesterday." https://t.co/kAUWcu0Kk0pic.twitter.com/XJbBQRdfqY
Trump’s test follows the release of a statement from White House physician Sean P. Conley on Friday saying the president was at “low risk” of contracting the disease, despite interacting with two people who have become confirmed cases.
“I will do it anyway,” the president told reporters on Friday after being asked about his interaction with an aide to Brazilian Press Secretary Fabio Wajngarten, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, at a delegation at Mar-a-Lago.
JUST IN: White House puts out memo from Trump's physician saying his exposure to two people who developed coronavirus doesn't require self-quarantine or a test. pic.twitter.com/A0zIXM5gfL
