Critics say his refusal to abide by those guidelines is imposing unnecessary risks on Secret Service staffers, who have no choice in whether to accompany the president. ADADThe Secret Service declined to provide information about the number of its employees who have tested positive. The vice president was forced to postpone his trip to give the Secret Service time to round up healthy replacements, as The Post previously reported. The Secret Service recently began contracting charter planes to transport agents to key events, including the Democratic National Convention. The official said the Secret Service relieved from duty a few agents who sat in proximity to the infected agent and instructed them to quarantine.

Source: Washington Post August 28, 2020 22:09 UTC