Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has interrupted his planned travel to Asia after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19.
On Saturday, Pompeo said he would leave on Sunday as planned to travel to Asia. It is still scheduled to fly to Tokyo, but planned stops in South Korea and Mogolia are no longer on your itinerary, according to the U. S. State Department.
Trump announced in Friday morning that he and Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 and later took him friday to Walter Reed Military Medical Center.
Pompeo is the fourth to succeed The President, Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pompeo said he spoke to Pence on Saturday night.
“Everything is in smart order,” Pompeo said in his video commentary at florida’s 15th Annual Family Policy Council Awards Dinner in Orlando, Florida. “I hope everyone will sign up for my prayer for the prompt recovery of President Trump and our first child Melania. “
Pompeo, who canceled his face-to-face at the event, said he had been tested for coronavirus twice in two days.
“I’m fine, ” he said. “I well
“As a precautionary measure, I think it will be practically with you tonight,” said Pompeo, the key speaker at florida’s 15th annual Family Policy Council awards dinner in Orlando, Florida.
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