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US President Trump’s campaign appearances were controversial due to corona risk. They obviously had consequences for many Secret Service employees. Dozens of security guards are reportedly infected with the virus.
In the US, dozens of Secret Service employees are apparently infected with the corona virus or are in quarantine due to the risk of infection. The outbreak is attributed, at least in part, to the series of appearances by which the president of the United States, Donald Trump, traveled across the country before the elections, reports the Washington Post, citing people from the authority field .
According to the newspaper, 130 employees are affected, about ten percent of the central security team. The CNN station speaks of several dozen employees. The Secret Service declined to comment on the reports.
Trump supporters without masks and distance
The Secret Service is responsible, among other things, for the security of the President of the United States. Numerous federal agency security guards traveled with Trump to his campaign appearances and secured the podium there. The Trump supporters present often did not wear masks and did not keep their distance. This is also why the events, some of which Trump held several in one day, were controversial.
The accusation that Trump was endangering his security guards after the president of the United States got into the presidential vehicle with them during his Covid 19 illness to greet his fans in front of the hospital doors was particularly strong.
Infections after Election Night at the White House
Several coronavirus infections were also known at the White House. Political Director Brian Jack tested positive Wednesday, the New York Times and CNN reported. Jack had spent election night at the White House to see the results announced.
Previously, other close employees of US President Trump who had also spent election night at the White House had tested positive, including Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Construction Minister Ben Carson and David Bossie, head of the legal team, who allegedly he was against alleged legal action in various US states Fraud is being committed in the presidential elections.
The United States is the country most affected in the world by the pandemic. Almost 240,000 people have died since the pandemic began. More than 10.3 million people were infected with the virus.
