A former adviser to Vice-President Mike Pence who served on the White House coronavirus task force says President Donald Trump once suggested that COVID-19 might be a good thing because it would stop him from having to shake hands with 'disgusting people'
She joins a growing list that includes Miles Taylor, former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, and former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci.Advertisement
Asked about Troye as he left the White House late on Thursday for a campaign rally in Wisconsin, Trump said he had no idea who she was. The Vice-President's office released a copy of Troye's departure email, dated July 23 and addressed "Dear Task Force Members". The White House adamantly denied the exchange Troye described, with White House spokesperson Judd Deere saying "her assertions have no basis in reality and are flat out inaccurate".
He is also a self-described germaphobe and denounced the practice of shaking hands before he ran for office.
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