They will take a bullet, but will the Secret Service agents make a mistake for the President? Trump and Pence’s security details were “ altered ” for their safety after up to 25 caught COVID-19 at the Phoenix event and the Tulsa rally
- Both officers and their families have expressed these fears when several White House officials have tested positive for COVID-19.
- Up to 25 Secret Service agents have tested positive for the virus from the event in Phoenix and the rally in Tulsa
- The Secret Service has to protect the President and Vice President, along with 39 members of his family and senior administration leaders.
- Advanced agents are required to perform many of the similar activities that the CDC advises can increase the chances of infection when they establish major events.
- Catherine Milhoan, director of communications for the Secret Service, said the agency has been following CDC guidelines.
Secret service agents are increasingly concerned at the prospect of having to protect President Donald Trump at rallies and events across the country, fearing possible exposure to the coronavirus.
Both officers and their families have voiced these fears when several White House officials tested positive for COVID-19, along with up to 25 Secret Service staff members.
The Secret Service has to protect the president and vice president, along with 39 family members and senior administration leaders, the Washington Post reports.
Both officers and their families have voiced these fears when several White House officials tested positive for COVID-19 at various Trump administration events. Between six and fifteen prospective agents and agents tested positive at the Tulsa rally
Eight to 10 officers tested positive for the virus while scheduling a visit for Pence in Phoenix, Arizona, postponing the vice president’s visit for one day.
It comes a few weeks after as many as six forward agents contracted the virus at the Trump rally in Oklahoma. Some sources claim that up to 15 actually tested positive, reports CNN.
Prospective agents are required to perform many of the similar activities that the CDC warns may increase the chances of infection when setting up important events for the White House and Trump campaign.
They have to travel a lot, meet strangers and spend many hours indoors coordinating security with other teams.
Prospective agents are required to carry out many of the similar activities that the CDC warns of can increase the chances of infection when organizing major events for the White House and the Trump campaign.
Catherine Milhoan, director of communications for the Secret Service, said the agency has been following CDC guidelines.
“The health and safety of our workforce, their families and that of our protégés continues to be the agency’s highest priority,” he said.
‘As a matter of practice, the Secret Service does not comment on the means and methods used to carry out our protection operations. The men and women of the Secret Service continue to fulfill the requirements of the operational mission without fail. ”
After the Tulsa demonstration, a group of Secret Service agents prepared to undergo discreet tests in a hospital parking lot. In doing so, it allowed them to avoid questions about where they had possibly been exposed.
Dozens of officers who had been on the Tulsa trip had received self-quarantine instructions at home for two weeks after returning from the trip.
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