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Pence Tests Negative For Coronavirus After Trump's Positive Case

President Trump and Vice President Pence arrive for a campaign rally at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News, Va., on Sept. 25 — several days before Trump tested positive  for the coronavirus.
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President Trump and Vice President Pence arrive for a campaign rally at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News, Va., on Sept. 25 — several days before Trump tested positive for the coronavirus.

Vice President Pence has tested negative for the coronavirus, a spokesman says, after President Trump announced his own positive test.

Devin O'Malley, the vice president's spokesman, told NPR that Pence is tested every day.

"This morning, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19. Vice President Pence remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery," he said in a statement.

The negative results come just hours after Trump announced on Twitter that he and the first lady had tested positive for the coronavirus. The White House physician says the president and first lady "are both well at this time."

A White House official told NPR's Tamara Keith that Pence will step in as needed but expected the president to be very engaged from the White House.

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Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.