Notre Dame president who attended Barrett event with Trump, Mike Lee, tests positive for COVID-19

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Notre Dame president who attended Barrett event with Trump, Mike Lee, tests positive for COVID-19

October 2, 2020

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University of Notre Dame President John I. Jenkins says a prayer during a Saint Patrick's Day breakfast at the Naval Observatory on March 16, 2017 in Washington, DC.

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Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins, who was recently in attendance for President Trump's announcement of Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee, has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.

The news was shared in an email to students and staff on Friday, which said that Jenkins and a "colleague with whom he has been in regular contact" had tested positive, according to the South Bend Tribune. The news was also confirmed by NBC News.

BREAKING: Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins, who was at the WH SCOTUS announcement on Saturday and was criticized for not wearing a mask and shaking hands, has tested positive for COVID-19.This was just sent out to the campus.Unclear if he had it during the WH event. pic.twitter.com/2cR4eaVMzb
— Jack Jenkins (@jackmjenkins) October 2, 2020