ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl tested positive for COVID-19 after shaking President Biden’s hand and sitting next to Kim Kardashian at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Karl tested positive roughly 48 hours after the Saturday dinner. He sat next to Kardashian, 41, and one seat away from her boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28,“He tested negative on Saturday afternoon before the White House Correspondents Dinner by medically-supervised staff. He had no symptoms on Saturday. Jon is currently isolating and participating in contact tracing. He is fully vaccinated, boosted and tested regularly.
Comedian Trevor Noah hosted the roughly 2,600-person gala and mocked fellow guests for coming despite“It is my great honor to be speaking tonight at the nation’s most distinguished super spreader event,” Noah joked. “No, for real, people, what are we doing here? Let’s be honest. What are we doing? Did none of you learn anything from the Gridiron Dinner? Nothing, huh? It’s like do you read any of your own newspapers?”Karl shaking hands with President Biden at the event.Karl, 54, shook Biden’s hand and gave an impromptu speech in the ballroom of the Washington Hilton as he accepted an award for his coverage of the Capitol riot.
The veteran journalist is ABC’s chief Washington correspondent. He is a former president of the White House Correspondents’ Association and a former City Hall reporter for The Post.that “we’re here to show the country we’re getting through this pandemic.”Karl was seated next to Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson at the dinner.Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)The virus has killed nearly 1 million Americans and Biden’s advanced age puts him at higher risk.
Biden spokespeople say it’s possible he will one day test positive as he interacts with officials and guests across the country.
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