President Trump posed for a photo with the press secretary for Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro this past weekend at Mar-a-Lago who has since tested positive for the novel Wuhan coronavirus.
Bolsonaro press secretary Fabio Wajngarten, in the photo above with Trump and Vice President Pence, posted video from the weekend visit showing he was again in close in proximity to Trump.
Brazilian media is reporting Bolsonaro's press sec Fabio Wajngarten has tested +ve for Coronavirus. Here's a (very close up) video of Trump from Wajngarten's own Instagram account. It was filmed during Kimberly Guilfoyle’s birthday party, 4 days ago at Mar a Lago – h/t @weijia pic.twitter.com/mgxfjKeVy8
— Camilla Schick (@CamJourno) March 12, 2020
Trump commented Thursday morning on an initial report that Bolsonaro was being tested for the virus, saying he was not concerned.
"Let's put it this way, I'm not concerned," says Pres Trump about reports Pres Bolsonaro of Brazil being tested for Coronavirus. POTUS had dinner with Bolsonaro at his Mar-a-Lago resort Saturday night. He says they sat next to each other, had a good coversation. pic.twitter.com/ctvQOcPXKi
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 12, 2020
The Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald posted about Wajngarten, “The Brazilian newspaper @Estadao now also reporting that Wajngarten tested positive for Covid-19. Here was Bolsonaro’s Communications chief (who yesterday cursed the @folha reporter who broke the news that he returned with symptoms) with Trump & Pence last week at Mar-a-Lago:”
The Brazilian newspaper @Estadao now also reporting that Wajngarten tested positive for Covid-19. Here was Bolsonaro’s Communications chief (who yesterday cursed the @folha reporter who broke the news that he returned with symptoms) with Trump & Pence last week at Mar-a-Lago: pic.twitter.com/v07UxfdwxY
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 12, 2020
Greenwald asks if Trump and Pence have been tested.
Given Trump and Pence’s extremely close proximity to the Brazilian official — just days ago at Mar-a-Lago — who has now tested positive for Covid-19, with symptoms, both Trump and Pence have presumably been tested, right? Have they been? What are the results?
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 12, 2020
