CNN —Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for Covid-19 Saturday after experiencing mild symptoms, according to a Sunday statement from his office.
Vice President Kamala Harris has tested negative for the virus and remains asymptomatic, Emhoff communications director Liza Acevedo said in the statement.
The couple were on a balcony at the White House with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Thursday for an Independence Day celebration.
CNN has reached out to the White House to ask whether the president is being tested.
Emhoff previously tested positive for Covid-19 in March 2022, and Harris tested positive a month later but had no symptoms.
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