President Donald Trump was in New Jersey for a fundraiser hours before he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19.
The president attended a fundraiser at his golf club in Bedminster on Thursday afternoon before returning to the White House.
Early Friday morning, the president announced he and the first lady had tested positive for COVID-19.
The president spoke with supporters from a distance, but had also posed for pictures with some attendees. It's not clear how many people the president interacted with, but there is the fear of exposure.
In a statement, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy said they're sending their best wishes to the president and his wife on a "speedy and complete return to good health."
They encourage attendees to take full precautions.
"The contact-tracing process is underway. We urge everyone who attended yesterday's event in Bedminster to take full precautions, including self-quarantining and getting tested," the statement read.
The president attended the fundraiser a day after his senior adviser Hope Hicks began showing symptoms, according to the Associated Press.
Hicks was isolated from other passengers after experiencing mild symptoms on a flight home from a rally in Minnesota, a source told the AP. Earlier, she had been aboard Marine One and Air Force One with the president and other staffers en route to that rally. She had also accompanied Trump to the first presidential debate in Ohio on Tuesday.
According to the New York Times, Trump had fewer aides with him during his trip to New Jersey and some who'd been around Hicks this week had masks on.
Questions remain about why it took so long for Trump to be tested and why he and his aides continued to come to work and travel after Hicks fell ill.
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