The Wall Street Journal: Trump kept mum on Thursday test result and instructed White House adviser who had tested positive, ‘Don’t tell anyone’

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WASHINGTON — President Trump didn’t disclose a positive result from a rapid test for COVID-19 on Thursday while awaiting the findings from a more thorough coronavirus screening, according to people familiar with the matter.

Trump received a positive result on Thursday evening before making an appearance on Fox News in which he didn’t reveal those results. Instead, he confirmed earlier reports that one of his top aides had tested positive for coronavirus and mentioned the second test he had taken that night for which he was awaiting results.