Anthony Tata, senior Pentagon official, tests positive for Covid-19

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Auntie will self-isolate at home for the next 14 days.

Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement that Tata met with Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis last Friday. Karoblis has since tested positive for Covid-19 and the Lithuanian Embassy informed the Pentagon on Thursday of his infection.

“Mr. Tata was tested today and has tested positive for COVID-19 on two successive tests. He will be self-isolating at home for the next 14 days according to Center for Disease Control protocols,” Hoffman said.

Karoblis also met with several senior Pentagon officials, including Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller, Secretaries of the Army and Air Force, and Secretary of the Navy. Each of these officials have been tested since their meeting, Hoffman said. He did not say how these leaders tested.

Bloomberg was the first to report the news of Tata’s positive test.
Last week, Tata was transferred to the top political role in the Pentagon amid a series of sweeping changes at the top of the Defense Department’s civilian leadership structure. He had been appointed Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy this summer, but his appointment was withdrawn due to bipartisan opposition.
CNN’s KFile reported that he made numerous Islamophobic and offensive comments and promoted various conspiracy theories.

In several tweets in 2018, he claimed that former President Barack Obama was a “terrorist leader” who did more to harm the United States “and help Islamic countries than any president in history.”

And in radio and television appearances, Tata has also spread conspiracy theories that a “deep state cabal” of officials would rather see President Donald Trump fail rather than succeed in office.

After his appointment was withdrawn, Tata was designated “the official performing the functions of Deputy Under-Secretary for Defense for Policy”.

He is widely regarded as a Trump loyalist who has maintained White House support even as Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee signaled they were unwilling to back his confirmation earlier this year.

This story was updated with additional information on Thursday.

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