Friend says White House security office director is recovering from severe COVID-19

A GoFundMe page has been started for Crede Bailey, the director of the White House security office, as he continues to recover from a severe case of COVID-19.

Bailey became ill in September and spent about three months in the hospital, Bloomberg News reports. “Crede beat COVID-19 but it came at a significant cost: his big toe on his left foot as well as his right foot and lower leg had to be amputated,” Dawn McCrobie, who organized the GoFundMe campaign, wrote Dec. 7. Two people close to Bailey told Bloomberg News his family did not want the White House to publicize his COVID-19 diagnosis.

Bailey's office works with the Secret Service on security measures and provides credentials for access to the White House complex. In September and October, several people in the White House tested positive for COVID-19, including President Trump and first lady Melania Trump.

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The GoFundMe has raised more than $30,000 in about a month, and the money will go toward helping Bailey renovate his home with ramps and handrails and buy a car that can hold a wheelchair. When asked by Bloomberg News, the White House declined to say whether Trump contributed to the GoFundMe.