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Stephanie Grisham, White House press secretary, self-quarantines after coronavirus exposure

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is self-quarantining after having contact with individuals from a Brazilian delegation while at Mar-a-Lago who have since tested positive for coronavirus, a White House official confirmed.

“Out of an abundance of caution, she is working from home,” the official told The Post.

Grisham’s move came after interacting with Fabio Wajngarten, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s press secretary, who tested positive for COVID-19, during a visit to President Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, complex earlier this month.

Bolsonaro and Wajngarten had dinner with Trump and members of his team, including Grisham, at Mar-a-Lago on March 7.

The two also posed for a photo with the commander-in-chief at some point during the evening.

Trump allies Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who were also at the dinner, announced last week that they would self-quarantine after interacting with Wajngarten during the event.





Graham was later tested and found to not have the rapidly spreading virus, while Scott told Fox News over the weekend that he was exhibiting no symptoms.

Trump was also tested after his own encounter with Wajngarten at Mar-a-Lago. The test came back negative.

The Mar-a-Lago meeting also included first daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump, Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo and Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo, who is a federal lawmaker.

Vice President Mike Pence and Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani also went to the commander-in-chief’s Florida estate that evening.

With Post wires





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