RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel tested positive for coronavirus

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Ronna McDaniel, the Republican National Committee chair, tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, The New York Times reported and an aide to McDaniel confirmed to CNN. She last met with President Trump last Friday, and has been in Michigan, where she lives, since then.

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Kathryn Krawczyk
Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.