White House Says Trump Won't Follow New Jersey's Quarantine Order Because He's 'Not a Civilian'

There have been recent issues with the president traveling amid the pandemic — risking infection, despite the precautions taken.

Six Trump campaign staffers tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of his re-election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, while PEOPLE confirmed with the president's campaign that two additional staffers tested positive after having been present at the event.

Two Secret Service agents traveling with Trump also tested positive for the virus after last weekend's rally, CNN reported.

Murphy, Cuomo and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced their mutual quarantine order during a news conference on Wednesday with the understanding that infections in one of the closely located states may impact the other and continue inflating the virus' spread.

“We worked very hard to get the viral transmission rate down. We don’t want to see it go up because a lot of people come into this region and they can literally bring the infection with them,” Cuomo said. “Because what happens in New York happens in New Jersey and happens in Connecticut.”

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