President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania head aboard Marine One before leaving the southern lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on January 20, 2021.
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Former President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump received coronavirus vaccines in January at the White House, a person who works for Trump told CNBC on Monday.
Trump, who left office on Jan. 20, did not announce at the time that he and the first lady had been vaccinated.
It is unclear what vaccine the president and first lady received. At the time, two vaccines had been authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“President Trump and the First Lady were vaccinated in the White House in January,” said the person, who declined to share any additional details or context.
The New York Times first reported that the former president and first lady had been vaccinated while in office.
Trump, in a speech Sunday at the CPAC annual conservative conference, encouraged “everyone” to get vaccinated.
“We took care of a lot of people,” Trump said in the rare post-presidential appearance. “We took care of ourselves [President] Joe Biden, because he got his shot, he got the shot … So everyone, go get your shot. “
White Republicans are more likely than any other group in the United States not to be safe or resist being vaccinated against Covid, according to recent Civiqs polls, Axios reported.