Mark Meadows Exits Self-Quarantine, Returns to Work at the White House

Newly appointed White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows showed up for work on Thursday, exiting his self-quarantine he had been in due to concern that he had contracted the novel coronavirus.

Meadows, who Trump appointed as his chief of staff on Friday, briefly put himself into self-quarantine on Monday after concerns were raised that he had contact with an individual at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) who was tested positive for the virus.

His chief of staff confirmed that Meadows was tested for the coronavirus and that it came back negative while showing zero symptoms of the virus.

Meadows was present for a White House meeting with the president and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Thursday. Former Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, who was newly appointed as the U.S. ambassador to Ireland, was also present.

Both Meadows and Mulvaney sat side by side on one of the couches in the Oval Office, wearing traditional green ties for the celebration of the Irish prime minister’s visit.