✍ “The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!” Ms Hicks who serves as counsellor to the president and travelled with him to a rally on Wednesday, tested positive on Thursday. The 31-year-old is the closest aide to Mr Trump to test positive so far. Prior to tweeting, the president told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that he and first lady Melania Trump were awaiting their own test results, adding that he did not know “whether we have it”. In a statement, White House spokesman Judd Deere said: “The president takes the health and safety of himself and everyone who works in support of him and the American people very seriously.” “White House Operations collaborates with the physician to the president and the White House Military Office to ensure all plans and procedures incorporate current CDC guidance and best practices for limiting Covid-19 exposure to the greatest extent possible both on complex and when the president is travelin ...