Here is the testing status of family members and senior government officials around him:
Government officials
Top Trump aide Hope Hicks
Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's closest aides, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who has had in-person meetings with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, tested negative on Friday morning, according to a tweet from his spokesperson Monica Crowley. He will continue to be tested daily.
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence
The vice president and second lady both tested negative for coronavirus Friday morning, according to the vice president's spokesperson, Devin O'Malley.
"As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day. This morning, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19. Vice President Pence remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery," O'Malley wrote on Twitter.
The Pences again tested negative Saturday morning, an administration official confirmed.
Attorney General William Barr
Barr tested negative on Friday morning, a Justice Department spokesperson said. He is not experiencing any symptoms and was last in the same room as the President on Saturday.
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf
According to the Department of Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary Chase Jennings, "Acting Secretary Wolf has tested negative three times in the past seven days for COVID-19. He has not been in close contact with President Trump or the First Lady recently." Additionally, he "consulted with the White House physician this week after a DHS employee tested positive for COVID-19 and has been cleared for duty."
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar
Azar told reporters Friday morning he was tested "out of an abundance of caution."
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao
"Secretary Chao has been tested regularly and has tested negative," a Department of Transportation spokesperson told CNN.
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on Ratcliffe's recent interactions with the President, or on any recent briefings.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Pompeo told the press pool traveling with him in Dubrovnik, Croatia, that both he and his wife tested negative on Friday morning. He said that he has not been with President Trump since the signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House on September 15, adding he's been traveling for the majority of the past 17 days.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel
McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, has tested positive for coronavirus, an RNC spokesman announced Friday.
"After a member of her family tested positive for COVID-19, the Chairwoman was tested for the virus. On Wednesday afternoon, she got confirmation she was COVID-19 positive. She has been at her home in Michigan since last Saturday," RNC spokesman Mike Reed said in a statement.
Campaign manager Bill Stepien, deputy manager Justin Clark and senior adviser Jason Miller
Stepien learned Friday night that he had tested positive, according to a senior official. Clark's test results were negative. Miller also tested negative, a senior Trump campaign official said.
Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett, the President's nominee for the Supreme Court, tested negative for coronavirus on Friday, according to White House spokesman Judd Deere. Barrett, who is tested daily, was last with the President on Saturday, Deere said.
Barrett was diagnosed with coronavirus late this summer but has recovered, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Andrew Wheeler
According to EPA spokesman James Hewitt, the administrator has had "no recent in-person contact with President Trump, has no symptoms."
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel
The CIA declined to comment on CIA Director Gina Haspel's schedule.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie
Wilkie tested negative on Wednesday. He is often tested because of his visits to VA hospitals, and he last met with Trump on August 27th, according to VA spokesperson James Hutton.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow
Kudlow told Fox Business News that he is tested every day and tested negative this morning.
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jonathan Hoffman, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, told reporters that Milley tested negative for the virus this morning, and Esper tested negative for the virus earlier this week during his travels and will be tested again today.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
A Commerce spokesman says that Ross was tested this morning and is negative.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson
Carson traveled with the vice president yesterday and has tested negative, according to his chief of staff Andrew Hughes.
Head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Robert Redfield
In a statement, the CDC said that "Dr. Redfield did not have direct, close contact with the President or first lady in the timeframe that would have resulted in an exposure." His most-recent Covid-19 test was Tuesday, and the result was negative.
Sens. Mike Lee and Thom Tillis
Republican Sens. Lee of Utah and Tillis of North Carolina separately announced Friday that they'd tested positive. Both are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, potentially jeopardizing the GOP's hopes of swiftly confirming Barrett if they were both to remain unable to vote in the full Senate through the end of the month.
Rep. Jim Jordan
Jordan, one of Trump's closest allies on the Hill, tested negative for Covid-19 on Friday. The Ohio Republican flew on Air Force One this week.
According to his spokesperson Russell Dye, Jordan "has been advised by his physician that since he was not in close contact with any COVID-19 positive people during a risk time period, he does not have to quarantine."
Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway
Conway said Friday night that she has tested positive, the latest major political figure to say they have Covid-19 after attending the Rose Garden event last Saturday where Trump announced his Supreme Court pick.
Sen. Ron Johnson
The Wisconsin Republican tested positive for coronavirus after being exposed to someone with the virus earlier in the week, his spokesman said Saturday. The announcement made Johnson the third GOP senator to test positive in 24 hours.
Trump's lawyers
Rudy Giuliani
Christianné Allen, a spokeswoman for Rudy Giuliani, said Friday afternoon that the former New York City mayor and Trump's lawyer tested negative for Covid-19 after taking a test earlier in the day.
Pat Cipollone
Pat Cipollone, the White House counsel, tested negative for coronavirus, a senior administration official told CNN.
Trump family members
Donald Trump Jr.
The President's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., announced Saturday on Twitter that he has tested negative.
"Thanks to all those who so lovingly have reached out about @realDonaldTrump and the rest of the family. It truly means a lot to us," he wrote in a tweet. "I tested negative so I'll give it a few more days out of and abundance of caution and test again and if I'm clear I'll be back to work asap."
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
Both Ivanka Trump and Kushner tested negative for coronavirus Friday morning, a White House official tells CNN.
Eric and Lara Trump
Trump's son Eric Trump and his wife, Lara, have tested negative, according to a statement from their spokesperson posted Friday by Lara Trump on her Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Barron Trump
The 14-year-old son of Trump and first lady Melania Trump has tested negative for coronavirus, according to Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump's chief of staff.
"Barron has tested negative and all precautions are being taken to ensure he's kept safe and healthy," Grisham said.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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