No alert change for the Pentagon after the President gets coronavirus

After President Trump tested positive for coronavirus, the Pentagon has not changed their alert status.

“The U.S. military stands ready to defend our country and interests. There’s no change to the readiness or capability of our armed forces. Our national command and control structure is in no way affected by this announcement,” Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement Friday.

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