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riversedge

(70,186 posts)
Thu Jul 23, 2020, 11:51 PM Jul 2020

Marine assigned to Trump's helicopter squadron tests positive for Covid-19

Source: politico






A Marine assigned to the military helicopter squadron responsible for transporting the president has tested positive for Covid-19, a Marine Corps spokesperson told POLITICO.


07/23/2020 03:58 PM EDT

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The Marine, assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron 1, was tested on Tuesday and received the positive result on Thursday, said spokesperson Capt. Joseph Butterfield, adding that the squadron administers 80 to 100 tests per week.


The squadron was informed of the positive test on Thursday, ahead of the president's planned travel to Bedminster, N.J., this weekend, Butterfield said.

The squadron is sanitizing all aircraft in the squadron and beginning the process of contact tracing.
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A White House official confirmed that the Marine “had no contact with the president or any administration personnel.”...............................................


The Defense Department has reported 32,728 cases of Covid as of Wednesday, including 22,769 among members of the military. Overall, 51 department personnel have died, including three service members. The Marine Corps has 2,600 cases.


Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/marine-one-helicopter-covid-positive-380444



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Marine assigned to Trump's helicopter squadron tests positive for Covid-19 (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2020 OP
If There Had Been Contact With Drumpf.... sfstaxprep Jul 2020 #1
I wonder if that Marine wore a mask? If so, DT got lucky again. Those wearing a mask don't napi21 Jul 2020 #2
"Typhoid Trump" dawg day Jul 2020 #3
He's gonna get it! Sucha NastyWoman Jul 2020 #4
Oh boy oh boy oh boy ... Hulk Jul 2020 #5
Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV, Helicopter... Virus! tinrobot Jul 2020 #6
Can't wait for all the iterations of this phrase. Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #7
They just need to stop testing so much. tanyev Jul 2020 #8
Must have caught it from Trump IronLionZion Jul 2020 #9
Now he'll be freaked out in his helos. ancianita Jul 2020 #10

napi21

(45,806 posts)
2. I wonder if that Marine wore a mask? If so, DT got lucky again. Those wearing a mask don't
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 12:03 AM
Jul 2020

transmit their virus to others.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
3. "Typhoid Trump"
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 12:16 AM
Jul 2020

That refers to Typhoid Mary, a woman who carried the dread disease but didn't get sick and so infected many people before she was identified as the carrier.

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