Hicks, a 31-year-old former model, was the White House chief of communications. Except leaving the scene in 2018 after admitting lying to intelligence to protect the president. Very faithful of the first hour, close friend of “First Daughter” Ivanka, in the past she had dealt with the public relations of the Trump Organization and in 2016 she had been the spokesperson for the first presidential campaign and then director of strategic communications. For some months Trump had called her back to his side, precisely to help out in the new campaign. And she was always by his side last week.
The virus has in fact already entered the White House several times. In May it was the turn of a personal valet for the president, then Katie Miller, spokesman for Deputy Mike Pence, and soon after some escort agents. Kimberly Guilfoyle, Don Junior’s fiancée, had also recently tested positive. While in July even national security adviser Robert O’Brien, 54, a collaborator so close that he had his office right next to the Oval Office, had fallen ill. Infected by a family member during a short vacation, however, he had not had recent contact with the president and his deputy. Hicks, on the other hand, was very close to Trump until a few hours before discovering his positivity: when, probably, he was already contagious.
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