White House Military Adviser Who Carries The 'Nuclear Football' Tested Positive For Covid-19

White House aides, including the military aide carrying the nuclear launch codes known as "the nuclear football," follow President Trump as he boards the Marine One helicopter to fly to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, October 2. REUTERS/Leah Millis

This is accurate. There are always 5 POTUS milaides, one from each service. One task they perform: carry "the football." They also handle the phones for the president, do advance for trips, many other tasks. They're all active duty.
The VP has a separate set of military aides. https://t.co/JxhY7ok8uj

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 6, 2020

The Week: At least 1 of Trump's military aides tasked with carrying the nuclear 'football' reportedly has coronavirus 

President Trump's military aides have a big job. At least one of them also has coronavirus. 

At least one of the president's five military aides tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, after Trump himself tested positive, CNN first reported and Bloomberg confirmed. The aides, each representing one branch of the U.S. military, stay close to Trump at all times, and carry his emergency briefcase known as the "nuclear football." 

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WNU Editor: Some are saying that now is the time to retire the "nuclear football" .... Trump’s COVID infection shows why it’s time to retire the nuclear football (Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists).

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