No Change to Pentagon Alert Levels After Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, right, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley, meet with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the Pentagon in Washington on September 22, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Defense alert levels didn’t change after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.

“There’s been no change to DoD alert levels. 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,” said Jonathan Hoffman, assistant to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.