White House Says Proper Precautions Were Taken for Trump’s Motorcade Drive-by

A car with President Donald Trump drives past supporters in a motorcade outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Oct. 4, 2020. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images

White House spokesman Judd Deere told reporters that proper precautions were taken when President Donald Trump left the hospital on Sunday for a motorcade drive-by.

“Appropriate precautions were taken in the execution of this movement to protect the President and all those supporting it, including PPE. The movement was cleared by the medical team as safe to do,” Deere said.