NJ Governor: Trump’s Fundraiser at Golf Course Did Not Lead To COVID-19 Outbreaks
Roughly two weeks after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, health officials in New Jersey say they have not found evidence that a fundraising event held at the president’s Trump National Golf Club…
Roughly two weeks after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, health officials in New Jersey say they have not found evidence that a fundraising event held at the president’s Trump National Golf Club Bedminster led to outbreaks of the virus.
Early on Oc. 2, Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for the virus — hours after he held a fundraiser in Bedminster.
In the days that followed his announcement, at least 34 White House staffers and “other contacts” tested positive for the virus, sparking fears that the fundraiser would act as a super-spread event.
But, in a press conference on Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said, “We’re not aware of any outbreaks, and the federal response was extremely disappointing.”
“We’ve done everything we can do,” he added.
New Jersey health officials scrambled to track down attendees of the fundraiser, and other individuals who were at the club that day, as IJR reported.
