Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Sunday became the first known senator to test positive for COVID-19.
“Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19,” Paul’s account tweeted. “He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person.”
“He expects to be back in the Senate after his quarantine period ends and will continue to work for the people of Kentucky at this difficult time,” the thread continued. “Ten days ago, our D.C. office began operating remotely, hence virtually no staff has had contact with Senator Rand Paul.”
Paul is the third member of Congress to announce a positive test for coronavirus, following Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., and Ben McAdams, D-Utah. Several Republican lawmakers also self-quarantined earlier this month after learned they had interacted with someone who tested positive for the virus at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
The White House also said that President Donald Trump, who attended CPAC and also interacted with multiple people at his Florida resort who later found out they were infected, tested negative for the virus.
This should be how this is handled. This grinding society to a halt is criminal.
Oh shit, now God’s gift to the country – our US Senators – are going to freak out and do something drastic to the rest of us. It’s an effing flu virus y’all…
Wait a minute, there could be something good that comes out of this. What’s the average age of a senator?
I don’t live in Kentucky, neither to do I know man personally. I wii pray for his recovery if that is Father Yah’s will.
i wish he would hug schumer
Rand Paul is a good guy: lots of integrity, and very balanced.
He should cough and shit all over the rest of the senate. Perhaps we’ll get rid of enough of the scum infesting it to return our country to Americans instead of the Chi-Comms.
So, when are the Drat congress critters releasing their Communist Chinese Virus sing along video?
I wish he would hug the leaders of both p0tties..
Didn’t Rand suffer severe pneumonia as a result of his arsehole neighbor induced injuries? This could have serious consequences for him.
How convenient. Just before the Senate votes on a multi-trillion dollar bailout bill.
And why does it seem that only republicans and their staff are being tested positive for this?
If Rand is testing positive, shouldn’t every senator self-quarantine? No quorum, no spending.
No worries… I got Paul’s back
And millions more probably had it thinking they had a minor cold. Let’s all calm down.