Chris Christie Says No One on Trump’s Debate Prep Team Wore a Mask Ahead of the Debate

The nation was shaken on Friday with the news that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump ally Chris Christie was in the room ahead of the presidential debate this week and said that nobody was wearing masks.

During an interview on Friday morning, Christie said, “No one was wearing masks in the room when we were prepping the president during that period of time. The group was about five or six people in total.”

CNN’s John Berman noted that debate prep occurred on Monday in a small room.

It is not clear where 👤Donald Trump and the first lady contracted the virus, but top White House aide Hope Hicks tested positive for the virus and flew with Trump on Air Force One to the debate on Tuesday.

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Ahead of the debate, the Cleveland Clinic and the Commission on Presidential Debates required everybody in the audience to be tested for COVID and to test negative. They also required everybody, with the exception of the candidates and the moderator, to wear masks.

But during a Friday morning interview, moderator Chris Wallace noted that the first family was not wearing masks. During a “Fox & Friends” appearance, Wallace said, “Everybody that was in that hall had tested negative.”