“As a precaution, the Marines who may have had contact with the infected Marine were removed from the detachment,” Butterfield said, noting that the infected Marine was never in direct contact with the President’s helicopters, whom it is referred to as “Marine One” when on board. “No impact is expected for the President during his trip to Bedminster, NJ”
A White House official confirmed that the Marine Corps “had no contact with the President or with any administration personnel.”
This marks the last instance of coronavirus hitting near the president. This week, the cafeteria and another restaurant in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building closed after an employee of the cafeteria tested positive for the virus. In May, a personal help service for President Donald Trump and a senior staff member of Vice President Mike Pence tested positive.
Most recently, Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, received a positive result for the coronavirus, leading to her and Don Jr. having to leave Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore early over the holiday weekend. July 4th.
As of 2017, the Presidential Helicopter Squadron, also called the HMX-1 and based in Quantico, Virginia, had 23 major aircraft, including 11 Sikorsky Sea Kings, eight White Hawks and other helicopters, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
The Defense Department has reported 32,728 Covid cases as of Wednesday, including 22,769 among members of the military. In total, 51 department personnel have died, including three service members. The Marine Corps has 2,600 cases.
