几个小时前，有人看到他们违反安全协议，戴着口罩观看周二的总统辩论唐纳德·特朗普总统在克利夫兰诊所游客经常光顾的一家酒店，奥巴马的家人、竞选团队和白宫团队也无视口罩禁令。
特朗普和他的随行人员在克利夫兰洲际套房酒店的克利夫兰诊所进行了几个小时的辩论，克利夫兰洲际套房酒店是世界一流医疗设施附近或校园内的几家酒店之一，前往诊所工作和医疗程序的人都使用它。
美国广播公司新闻发现埃里克和劳拉·特朗普，白宫顾问和总统的女婿贾里德·库什纳白宫办公厅主任马克·梅多斯和特朗普竞选经理比尔·斯捷潘——谁后来检测呈阳性对新冠肺炎来说，就是不带面具在酒店大厅里走来走去，细看小吃店和自助餐，这似乎是为白宫团队准备的。
总统在现场时，大楼大厅和电梯里的特工人员都戴着面具，当天早些时候在现场看到的其他竞选官员也是如此。在这场辩论之前的几天里，酒店一直在对客人和酒店员工实施口罩要求和强制性体温检查。
根据与总统一起旅行的白宫记者的笔记，特朗普在周二下午4点46分完成辩论演练后抵达酒店，并于晚上8点27分前往辩论现场，将近四个小时后。
一名酒店发言人告诉美国广播公司新闻，白宫小组“在酒店内的一个专用空间，仅限于与酒店同事或其他客人没有互动。”
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2020年9月29日，在克利夫兰的凯斯西储大学健康教育校区，埃里克·特朗普和伊万卡·特朗普总统高级顾问抵达，参加唐纳德·特朗普总统和民主党总统候选人乔·拜登之间的第一次总统辩论。
然而，为白宫和竞选工作人员留出的专用空间之一位于酒店餐厅附近的主要区域，酒店客人可以进入。
“我们为所有受COVID影响的美国人着想，包括总统和第一夫人。一位酒店发言人说:“虽然这群人不是我们酒店的过夜客人，只是短暂的，但我们已经采取了必要的措施来保持酒店的卫生标准，包括加强清洁和消毒程序。”他补充说，酒店遵循“相关”卫生当局的指导，并对客人开放。
酒店没有回答后续问题，即为什么特朗普团队的成员被允许不带口罩在酒店的公共场所走动，或者是否有任何客人或工作人员被正式告知总统的旅行，或者在他的新冠肺炎诊断为阳性后提供测试。目前还不清楚是否有人被感染，或者是否有人自我隔离。
周六，酒店向美国广播公司证实，室内公共区域必须佩戴口罩。
据白宫称，辩论结束两天后，特朗普和第一夫人梅兰妮·特朗普周四在新冠肺炎的检测呈阳性。星期五晚上，斯蒂芬得到了积极的诊断。
随同总统前往克里夫兰的白宫高级助理霍普·希克斯周四上午检测呈阳性。
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2020年9月29日，俄亥俄州克利夫兰市凯斯西储大学和克利夫兰诊所举行的第一次总统辩论中，唐纳德·特朗普总统手持口罩。
威斯康辛大学麦迪逊医学和公共卫生学院传染病专家、UW医院和诊所感染控制医学主任娜西亚·萨夫达尔博士说，感染新冠肺炎病毒的人在出现症状前几天就可能会传染。
“毫无疑问，白宫工作人员应该遵守佩戴口罩的规定，”乔治华盛顿大学公共卫生学院教授、前巴尔的摩卫生专员莱娜·温博士告诉美国广播公司新闻。“也就是说，由于暴露时间短，与某人擦肩而过或与他们共用一部电梯的风险很小。”
克利夫兰诊所在一份声明中说，克利夫兰诊所要求辩论参与者在辩论后72小时内从医院获得阴性聚合酶链反应检测结果，尽管特朗普和拜登的竞选团队都有责任在周二与两位候选人一起前往辩论的每个人进行检测。
主持这场辩论的《福克斯周日新闻》主持人克里斯·华莱士周五在福克斯新闻上说组织者依靠“荣誉制度”以确保这些活动不会将任何感染者带入辩论现场。
特朗普竞选团队和白宫没有立即回应置评请求。
Trump family, aides flouted Cleveland hotel mask mandate ahead of debate
Hours before they were seen watching Tuesday's presidential debate without masks in violation of safety protocols, members ofPresident Donald Trump's family, campaign staff and White House team also flouted a mask mandate at a hotel frequented by visitors to Cleveland Clinic.
Trump and his traveling entourage spent several hours ahead of the debate at Cleveland Clinic at the InterContinental Suites Hotel Cleveland, one of several hotels near or on the campus of the world class medical facility, and used by people traveling to the clinic for work and medical procedures.
ABC News spotted Eric and Lara Trump, White House adviser and the president's son-in-lawJared Kushner, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien -- whohas since tested positivefor COVID-19 -- walking around the hotel lobby without masks, perusing the snack shop and a buffet that appeared to be set aside for the White House group.
Secret Service officers posted in the building's lobby and elevators during the president's time on site were all wearing masks as well as other campaign officials seen on site earlier in the day. And the hotel had been enforcing its mask requirement and mandatory temperature checks on guests and hotel staff in the days leading up to the debate.
Trump arrived at the hotel after his debate walkthrough at 4:46 p.m. on Tuesday, and departed for the debate site at 8:27 p.m., nearly four hours later, according to notes from the White House reporters traveling with the president.
A hotel spokesperson told ABC News that the White House group was "in a dedicated space within the hotel and had limited to no interaction with hotel colleagues or other guests."
Eric Trump and Senior Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump arrive for the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland.
However, one of the dedicated spaces set aside for White House and campaign staff was stationed in the main area near the hotel restaurant and was accessible to hotel guests.
"Our thoughts are with all Americans who are impacted by COVID, including the President and the First Lady. While members of this group were not overnight guests at our property and on site only briefly, we have taken the necessary steps to maintain hygiene standards in the hotel, including enhanced cleaning and disinfection procedures," a hotel spokesperson said, adding that the hotel is following guidance from "relevant" health authorities and remains open to guests.
The hotel did not respond to follow-up questions about why members of the Trump traveling group were allowed to walk around public spaces in the hotel without masks on, or whether any guests or staff have been formally notified about the president's travel, or offered testing in the wake of his positive COVID-19 diagnosis. It’s unclear if anyone was infected, or if anyone has self-quarantined.
The hotel confirmed to ABC News on Saturday that masks are mandatory in the indoor public areas.
Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, two days after the debate, according to the White House. Stepien received his positive diagnosis Friday evening.
Senior White House aide Hope Hicks, who traveled with the president to Cleveland, tested positive Thursday morning.
President Donald Trump holds out his face mask during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2020.
A person infected with COVID-19 can be contagious several days before experiencing symptoms, said Dr. Nasia Safdar, an infectious disease expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and medical director of Infection Control at UW Hospital and Clinics.
"There's no question that the White House staff should have followed mask-wearing mandates," Dr. Leana Wen, a professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health and a former Baltimore health commissioner, told ABC News. "That said, there is minimal risk to passing someone or sharing an elevator with them, because of short time of exposure."
Cleveland Clinic required debate attendees to obtain a negative PCR test result from the hospital within 72 hours of the debate, though both the Trump and Biden campaigns were responsible for testing everyone traveling to the debate with both candidates on Tuesday, the Clinic said in a statement.
"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace, who moderated the debate, said on Fox News on Friday thatorganizers relied on "an honor system"to ensure the campaigns didn't bring any infected people into the debate site.
The Trump campaign and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
