Andrew, Rudy Giuliani’s son, tests positive for Covid after press conference

Andrew Giuliani, a special assistant to President Donald Trump and the son of Trump’s campaign lawyer Rudy Giuliani, said he tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, a day after attending a crowded press conference where his father and other campaign lawyers did not wear masks.

“I am experiencing mild symptoms and am following all appropriate protocols including quarantine and contact tracing,” young Giuliani said in a tweet revealing his positive test for Covid-19.

Andrew works as a sports liaison at the White House, earning $ 95,000 a year, according to government documents. His Twitter profile indicates that he “is currently serving the American public as special assistant to President Donald J. Trump until January 20, 2025”.

A campaign official told NBC News that Andrew wore a mask during a press conference led by his father, the former mayor of New York, at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington.

During the nearly two-hour event, Rudy Giuliani and other Trump campaign lawyers spoke at length, without wearing a mask, as they claimed without evidence that widespread electoral fraud rigged the presidential election for the Democrat Joe Biden.

The Trump campaign and its allies have failed to convince any judge of such fraud in multiple lawsuits.

Rudy Giuliani did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

More than three dozen people linked to the White House and events there have tested positive for Covid-19 in recent months, including the president himself, first lady Melania Trump, their son Barron, the press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and campaign leader Bill Stepien.

– Additional reporting by CNBC Kevin breuninger