Former New Jersey Gov, Chris Christie, Becomes 4th Trump Ally to Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who helped President Donald Trump prepare for the first presidential debate earlier this week, becomes the latest among the President’s close allies to have tested positive for COVID-19.

Three other members of the President’s inner circle have announced they had tested positive for the virus.

Christie announced his COVID-19 status on Twitter today.

“I just received word that I am positive for COVID-19. I want to thank all of my friends and colleagues who have reached out to ask how I was feeling in the last day or two. I will be receiving medical attention today and will keep the necessary folks apprised of my condition,” he tweeted.

Christie was among a group of senior Trump campaign staffers who were tested yesterday following news of the President’s positive diagnosis.

Trump early yesterday morning announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, days after holding a Supreme Court nomination ceremony last Saturday for Judge Amy Coney Barrett and attending his first presidential debate against former Vice President Joe Biden in Cleveland on Tuesday.

Trump had reportedly been taken to Walter Reed medical center and will remain there for a few days.

Christie, who joined a team of advisers to hold a debate preparation sessions with Trump on Sunday and Monday at the White House, had told ABC News on Friday that no one was wearing masks in the room as they prepped the President.

Christie was also in the audience for Trump’s Supreme Court announcement last weekend, where many guests were seen not wearing masks nor practicing social distancing.

Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, who attended the Rose Garden nomination ceremony and helped with debate prep sessions, announced yesterday that she had tested positive, same as Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien.

It was revealed earlier on Thursday that Trump’s close aide Hope Hicks had tested positive for the virus.

Hicks, along with a large cohort of campaign officials and Trump’s family, flew mask-less with Trump to and from the debate in Cleveland.

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