# Trump aide tests positive for CV **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [May 7, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333 "2020-05-07T15:08:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/1 "2020-05-07T15:08:27Z")
The valet works closely with Trump and his family. [One of Trump's personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/politics/trump-valet-tests-positive-covid-19/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/2 "2020-05-07T16:16:29Z")
Wow. Can you test negative during the incubation period between catching it and showing any symptoms, I wonder? Anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/3 "2020-05-07T16:23:20Z")
I wish the valet the best. Not necessarily one individual he may have been in close contact with. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/4 "2020-05-07T16:39:26Z")
Heck, you can test negative for it while you’ve got the fever, cough, and fatigue. The tests have a higher failure rate than one would like (actually, that’s true of all medical tests). ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/5 "2020-05-07T16:40:27Z")
Did you say TRUMP HAS AIDES?!?!?! ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/6 "2020-05-07T16:47:51Z")
From what I’ve looked up it sounds like the WH uses the rapid Abbott Labs test, which has around a 15% false negative rate. I’m just kind of curious how this went down. Did he, for instance, catch it on a day off and then the next time he reported to work he was positive? Or has he just been on duty and testing falsely negative and only when the symptoms appeared did he test positive. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/7 "2020-05-07T16:49:23Z")
So that article says that the drivers is part of a Navy elite unit. I guess we can infer that he’s a SEAL. Which would make sense, probably. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/8 "2020-05-07T16:56:09Z")
I think elite means the White House unit he works for, not his Navy unit. There are not very many SEALs so I don’t think they would send one to the White house to work. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/9 "2020-05-07T16:57:55Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I think elite means the White House unit he works for, not his Navy unit. There are not very many SEALs so I don’t think they would send one to the White house to work. Well that makes sense I guess. I figured that anyone driving the president would have pretty extensive driving training, which a SEAL could very well already have. Then again, it could be a pencil-neck ensign with really good manners… ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/10 "2020-05-07T17:06:08Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Heck, you can test negative for it while you’ve got the fever, cough, and fatigue. The tests have a higher failure rate than one would like (actually, that’s true of all medical tests). My 35 year old son just went back to work after 3 weeks off. Had a fever, trouble breathing, spent a night in the hospital, etc. The nurses said that they were sure he had Covid-19 and that they, the nurses, have little faith in the reliability of these tests. His tests came back negative. Of course this is just one case that I have first hand knowledge of, but it does not inspire my confidence in these tests. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/11 "2020-05-07T17:08:09Z")
Secret service does the driving of the limo and other vehicles. And they get extensive training on how to drive in emergency situations. there are secret service people who have uniforms too but most of the guys with the president wear a standard suit and tie. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/12 "2020-05-07T18:47:31Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Secret service does the driving of the limo and other vehicles. And they get extensive training on how to drive in emergency situations. there are secret service people who have uniforms too but most of the guys with the president wear a standard suit and tie. Well that half answers a scenario i was going to present. And I’m glad this thread exists cause i didn’t to give it a thread of its own. You know I typed this all out…and though i haven’t seen anyone say “don’t post assasination scenarios”…I’ll bet its frowned upon. So i deleted it. So 'ill just say that much if anyone wants to have an oblique discussion. That said…I would not be surprised if the Secret Service has already implemented policy to make this unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/13 "2020-05-07T18:54:54Z")
Obama had what they called his “body man” who was a former Duke BB player. Reggie Love He helped with various stuff. He started working for Obama during the 08 campaign. > **[Reggie Love](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Love)** > > Reginald L. Love (born April 29, 1981) is an American personal aide, former college basketball player, and media editor. Love served as the special assistant and personal aide, commonly referred to as body man, to U.S. President Barack Obama. Love left this position around the end of 2011 to complete his Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. In July 2015, Vice Media announced that Love would become an editor-at-large for its sp Love attende... I would guess this guy is like that for Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/14 "2020-05-07T18:56:46Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Not necessarily one individual he may have been in close contact with. > [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Did you say TRUMP HAS AIDES?!?!?! **Moderator Note** Let’s keep the political jabs out of this forum. Colibri QZ Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/15 "2020-05-07T19:25:59Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Obama had what they called his “body man” who was a former Duke BB player. Reggie Love He helped with various stuff. He started working for Obama during the 08 campaign. > > [Reggie Love - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Love) > > I would guess this guy is like that for Trump. No. His body man is Nick Luna (I think, there’s some turnover in that role). This guy is a valet. I think he is part of the US Navy unit that runs the [White House Mess](https://whitehouse.gov1.info/white-house-mess/). ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/16 "2020-05-07T20:02:11Z")
Trump saying now he will be tested daily. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/17 "2020-05-07T20:12:36Z")
I’m just sure Trump will start wearing a mask now since he knows he’s been exposed. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/18 "2020-05-08T11:50:09Z")
Who’d of thought there’d be an advantage to being (well known as) a germaphobe that doesn’t like contact or touching people 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/19 "2020-05-08T15:57:31Z")
Pence staffer tested positive ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333/20 "2020-05-08T16:01:38Z")
The tests have false positives, too. Were either of those people sick? My understanding is that trump is getting all the people in contact with him tested regularly, they wouldn’t have needed symptoms to be tested. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-aide-tests-positive-for-cv/853333.md?page=2)