Officials and veteran national security experts in the United States warn that President Donald Trump’s positive coronavirus test raises the specter of new aggressive moves from foreign adversaries and exposes the upper echelons of the U.S. government, including national security officials who surround Trump, to possible infection.
Administration officials insisted that Trump’s symptoms were mild, but on Friday afternoon the president was transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be hospitalized for several days, the White House announced. “President Trump remains in good spirits, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement.
