WH Won’t Say If Source Of Trump’s Infection Is Known

The Washington Post reports:

National security adviser Robert O’Brien said Sunday that Trump will remain at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for “at least another period of time.” O’Brien said Trump’s doctors “want to make sure they are there for the president and he’s getting the best treatment. But he’s doing well.”

O’Brien, in an appearance on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” said the White House national security team hasn’t discussed temporarily transferring power to Vice President Pence while the president is hospitalized. But he said the administration is “prepared.”

O’Brien, who himself had a mild case of the coronavirus in July, did not directly answer questions about whether the administration has identified the source of Trump’s infection.

“We did our best” — Robert O’Brien defends the failed White House efforts to prevent the president from being infected with coronavirus pic.twitter.com/3VHMPWUc59

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 4, 2020

Trump “actually wants to get back over the White House and get back to work, but I think he’s going stay at Walter Reed for at least another period of time,” National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien says on CBS.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 4, 2020

“Days seven and eight are the critical days,” White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said. https://t.co/aQj7euS6lb

— The Hill (@thehill) October 4, 2020

White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said a transfer of power from President Trump to Vice President Mike Pence is not “on the table right now.” https://t.co/7adhBTNCSn

— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) October 4, 2020