Congressman Louie Gohmert gets tested positive for COVID-19
Congressman Louie Gohmert gets tested positive for COVID-19 and the blames the mask that he rarely ever wears.
Source: Congressman Louie Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus
Congressman Louie Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus
BY GRACE SEGERS, FIN GOMEZ
Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert has tested positive for coronavirus. The Texas Republican has not been wearing a mask inside the U.S. Capitol, flouting safety guidelines.
Gohmert was supposed to fly to Texas with President Trump on Wednesday, but tested positive for the virus during a pre-screening at the White House, several administration sources confirmed to CBS News. Politico first reported Gohmert's diagnosis.
In an interview with NBC affiliate KETK-TV, Gohmert said that he had not exhibited any symptoms of coronavirus.
"It's really ironic, because a lot of people have made a big deal of my not wearing a mask a whole lot, but in the last week or two I have worn a mask more" than he has in recent months, Gohmert said. He suggested that keeping a mask on "might have put some germs and some of the virus on the mask and breathed it in."
"I don't know where it came from, but apparently I have it," Gohmert said. He added that he would quarantine at home for 10 days.
Gohmert told CNN in June that he was not wearing a mask because he was frequently tested for the virus but said that if he contracted it "you'll never see me without a mask." Many members of Congress, mostly Republicans, have refused to wear a mask while in the Capitol.
Congressman Louie Gohmert gets tested positive for COVID-19 and the blames the mask that he rarely ever wears.
Source: Congressman Louie Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus
Congressman Louie Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus
BY GRACE SEGERS, FIN GOMEZ
Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert has tested positive for coronavirus. The Texas Republican has not been wearing a mask inside the U.S. Capitol, flouting safety guidelines.
Gohmert was supposed to fly to Texas with President Trump on Wednesday, but tested positive for the virus during a pre-screening at the White House, several administration sources confirmed to CBS News. Politico first reported Gohmert's diagnosis.
In an interview with NBC affiliate KETK-TV, Gohmert said that he had not exhibited any symptoms of coronavirus.
"It's really ironic, because a lot of people have made a big deal of my not wearing a mask a whole lot, but in the last week or two I have worn a mask more" than he has in recent months, Gohmert said. He suggested that keeping a mask on "might have put some germs and some of the virus on the mask and breathed it in."
"I don't know where it came from, but apparently I have it," Gohmert said. He added that he would quarantine at home for 10 days.
Gohmert told CNN in June that he was not wearing a mask because he was frequently tested for the virus but said that if he contracted it "you'll never see me without a mask." Many members of Congress, mostly Republicans, have refused to wear a mask while in the Capitol.
