Jenna Ellis, a main component on President Donald Trump’s campaign legal team, has reportedly tested positive for covid-19.
Axios reported on Tuesday that Ellis, 36, told friends and associates she got the results shortly after attending a White House Christmas party over the weekend.
White House aides have been abuzz for a couple days about Jenna Ellis, who was at the senior staff Christmas party on Friday night. https://t.co/QzEy7ghEvJ
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) December 8, 2020
Ellis, who bills herself as a “constitutional law attorney” joins the list of what President Trump dubbed the “Elite Strike Force” that has been stricken by the coronavirus.
She worked closely with and traveled last week with legal partner Rudy Giuliani, who tested positive and was hospitalized on Sunday.
The close traveling companion of a man who has Covid who famously doesn't wear masks and asks those around him not to wear masks, and has been hanging out in large gatherings at close quarters, now also has Covid. https://t.co/dEeVcy8c2i
— Esther Choo MD MPH (@choo_ek) December 8, 2020
Last week the lawyer team was in Arizona on Monday and Tuesday, Michigan on Wednesday and Georgia on Thursday, fighting for Trump to overturn the presidential election. Before that, the team traveled to Gettysburg.
According to NBC News, more than 50 people in Trump’s orbit have tested positive for covid since October.
By NBC's count, at least 53 people in Trump's orbit have tested positive for COVID-19. That number includes administration officials, campaign staffers and close contacts.
(The count starts with Hope Hicks' diagnosis in October and includes the Giuliani announcement today.)
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) December 6, 2020
