Trump Security Advisor Robert O’Brien Tests COVID+

Bloomberg News reports:

President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has tested positive for Covid-19, according to people familiar with his situation. O’Brien has been out of the office since late last week, one of the people said.

O’Brien came down with the coronavirus after a family event and has been isolating at home while still running the National Security Council, doing most of his work by phone, according to one of the people.

Trump tapped O’Brien to replace John Bolton last fall.

BREAKING scoop: Trump’s National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has tested positive for the coronavirus, sources tell me.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) July 27, 2020

NEWS: Robert O’Brien is the closest official to Trump to develop the coronavirus, sources tell me and @SalehaMohsin, as the pandemic continues to surge with infections and deaths on the rise in many U.S. states.https://t.co/0h8V0L3lmO

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) July 27, 2020