White House residence staff 'nervous' after Trumps test positive for Covid-19, source says

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

(CNN)Staff at the White House Executive Residence are feeling "nervous" over President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump testing positive for Covid-19, a source familiar with White House operations told CNN Friday.

The residence staff, who serve, cook and clean for the first family, is "very careful, but there is concern," the source said.

The first couple is currently in isolation inside the White House residence after the President announced on Twitter at nearly 1 a.m. ET Friday that he and the first lady both contracted the virus.

The White House residence is typically staffed by approximately 90 full-time workers, including six butlers and eight ushers, multiple cooks, housekeepers, florists and other maintenance and support workers who assist in the upkeep of the 132-room, 55,000 square foot mansion.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/politics/white-house-residence-staff-covid-19/index.html

[Talitha]

1. These are the people I'm truly worried about... hopefully they'll be ok.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. We need to keep these people in our thoughts, and not forget them.

They serve the institution of the WH regardless of who is in it.

[alwaysinasnit]

3. k&r for visibility

[AZ8theist]

4. It's OK because now Trumps great new heath plan kicks into gear...

DON'T GET SICK. BUT IF YOU GET SICK, DIE QUICKLY.

[Danmel]

5. He gets great value for his $750

[warmfeet]

6. Indeed.

I have a great deal of empathy for the residence staff. If we could fund them all, they could walk out.

[usajumpedtheshark]

7. I'm a bad person.

If someone cooks and cleans for a corrupt dictator then too bad. I would prefer that they support the "institution" by declaring their opposition to fascism and quitting their job. My father, WWII vet, once told me that there is no honor in serving a corrupt government.