Trump Campaign Now Reports 8 Staff Members Tested Positive for COVID-19 Since Saturday's Rally

The Trump campaign required attendees at the rally to sign a waiver ahead of time, agreeing to not sure the campaign if they contracted the coronavirus at Saturday's rally. Rally attendees did have their temperatures checked before entering the building, and the campaign said it planned to hand out masks and hand sanitizer. Photos from the event showed many did not wear masks.

At the rally, Trump spoke for more than an hour and a half and made a racist jest in calling the virus the "Kung Flu."

Speaking with reporters on Monday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended the president's word choice.

“The origin of the virus is China,” she said. “It’s a fair thing to point out."

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