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| Robert O'Brien, key Trump adviser, tests positive for Covid-19 | Robert O'Brien, key Trump adviser, tests positive for Covid-19 |
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| President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, has tested positive for coronavirus, the White House has confirmed. | President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, has tested positive for coronavirus, the White House has confirmed. |
| Mr O'Brien, 54, has been self-isolating and working from home. | Mr O'Brien, 54, has been self-isolating and working from home. |
| The aide has mild symptoms and there was no risk of exposure to Mr Trump or Vice-President Mike Pence, a statement said. | The aide has mild symptoms and there was no risk of exposure to Mr Trump or Vice-President Mike Pence, a statement said. |
| Mr O'Brien is the highest-ranking official in Mr Trump's administration known to have tested positive. | Mr O'Brien is the highest-ranking official in Mr Trump's administration known to have tested positive. |
| It is not clear when he and the president last met, but one administration official said it had not been for "several days". The pair appeared together two weeks ago on a trip to Miami. | |
| The White House statement read: "He has mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site. There is no risk of exposure to the president or the vice-president. The work of the National Security Council continues uninterrupted." | The White House statement read: "He has mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site. There is no risk of exposure to the president or the vice-president. The work of the National Security Council continues uninterrupted." |
| Some staff members told CNN they had only learned of the infection on Monday from the media. | |
| One source told Bloomberg that Mr O'Brien had been out of his office for a week and that the adviser had contracted the virus after a family event. | One source told Bloomberg that Mr O'Brien had been out of his office for a week and that the adviser had contracted the virus after a family event. |
| Anyone near the president is tested regularly for Covid-19. | Anyone near the president is tested regularly for Covid-19. |
| A number of people in and around the administration have tested positive, including a military member who works as a White House valet, Mr Pence's press secretary Katie Miller, and a helicopter squadron Marine. | A number of people in and around the administration have tested positive, including a military member who works as a White House valet, Mr Pence's press secretary Katie Miller, and a helicopter squadron Marine. |
| Who is Robert O'Brien? | Who is Robert O'Brien? |
| Trained as a lawyer, he has had a long diplomatic career working for both Republicans and Democrats. He is believed to be the highest-ranking Mormon member of the Trump administration. | Trained as a lawyer, he has had a long diplomatic career working for both Republicans and Democrats. He is believed to be the highest-ranking Mormon member of the Trump administration. |
| He was picked to replace John Bolton as national security adviser last September, after Mr Bolton left amid a rancorous fallout with President Trump. | He was picked to replace John Bolton as national security adviser last September, after Mr Bolton left amid a rancorous fallout with President Trump. |
| Mr O'Brien shares similar views to Mr Trump on a number of issues, including criticism of the UN and opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. | Mr O'Brien shares similar views to Mr Trump on a number of issues, including criticism of the UN and opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. |
| Mr O'Brien travelled to Paris this month to discuss foreign policy issues with European counterparts, and gave a speech in Arizona in June comparing Chinese President Xi Jinping with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. | Mr O'Brien travelled to Paris this month to discuss foreign policy issues with European counterparts, and gave a speech in Arizona in June comparing Chinese President Xi Jinping with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. |