By Sam Stockard, Daily Memphian
Updated: May 08, 2020 8:31 AM CT | Published: April 30, 2020 5:37 PM CT
Gov. Bill Lee said he took a Southwest flight to Washington, D.C. today with about 15 other people and wore a mask during the trip to avoid COVID-19 infection. At the White House, where he took part in a press briefing with President Donald Trump, he took a test and waited on its results before entering the briefing.
In line with a plan to start testing 70,000 in Tennessee’s long-term care facilities, Gov. Bill Lee touted his plan at the White House Thursday, April 30, 2020, with President Donald Trump.
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