JUST IN: The White House says Trump's drive-by outside Walter Reed hospital was 'safe to do,' even as he fights the coronavirus. Spokesman Judd Deere said 'appropriate precautions' were taken for the short ride, giving little details other than PPE.
The White House says President Trump's drive-by outside Walter Reed hospital Sunday evening was"safe to do," even as he fights the coronavirus.
Trump spokesman Judd Deere said"appropriate precautions" were taken for the short ride, giving little details other than PPE was used.In this still image from video footage, President Donald Trump is seen waving as his motorcade drives past supporters outside Walter Reed Medical Center, Oct. 4, 2020.
In this still image from video footage, President Donald Trump is seen waving as his motorcade drives past supporters outside Walter Reed Medical Center, Oct. 4, 2020.Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University, said,"You have to have been a certain number of days symptom-free, and 10 days from the onset of your illness -- or the date of positivity of your test.
"He's done something that no one would recommend," he told ABC News, saying that he may have put the Secret Service members who rode with him at risk.-ABC News' Elizabeth Thomas, Sony Salzman and Sasha Pezenik
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