
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What will a Press Secretary who tests positive for COVID despite being vaccinated and adhering to mask mandates mean for the left-wing narrative about the pandemic?</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The answer to that question remains to be seen, but in the meantime, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday she has tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;On Wednesday, in coordination with senior leadership at the White House and the medical team, I made the decision not to travel on the foreign trip with the President due to a family emergency, which was members of my household testing positive for COVID-19,&#8221; Psaki said in a statement.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Since then, I have quarantined and tested negative (via PCR) for COVID on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,&#8221; she added. &#8220;However, today, I tested positive for COVID. While I have not had close contact in person with the President or senior members of the White House staff since Wednesday — and tested negative for four days after that last contact — I am disclosing today’s positive test out of an abundance of transparency.”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">She went on, &#8220;I last saw the President on Tuesday when we sat outside more than six feet apart and wore masks. Thanks to the vaccine, I have only experienced mild symptoms, which has enabled me to continue working from home. I will plan to return to work in person at the conclusion of the ten-day quarantine following a negative rapid test, which is an additional White House requirement, beyond CDC guidance, taken out of an abundance of caution.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last Monday, a day before his last encounter with Psaki, ;President Biden ;coughed into his hand following a speech in ;New Jersey ;and proceeded to use it to shake hands with members of the public, all while not wearing a mask.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Psaki&#8217;s diagnosis also comes less than two weeks after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tested positive for COVID-19 just days following an event with the President. On Oct. 19, a fully-vaccinated Mayorkas tested positive for COVID-19 as part of routine pre-travel protocols.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Three days earlier, Mayorkas had attended the 40th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol alongside Biden, where they were photographed just feet apart without masks.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Later that day, Biden and first lady Jill Biden were caught violating Washington, D.C.&#8217;s indoor mask mandate by walking through a high-end Georgetown restaurant without masks.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Psaki brushed off a question about the incident in the restaurant, saying people should pay attention to the President&#8217;s policies and &#8220;not overly focus on moments in time.&#8221;</p>

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Tests Positive for COVID-19
