Congress probably isn’t the best place to go to with Reps Paul Gosar, Doug Collins, and Matt Gaetz all saying they will self-quarantine after interacting with an individual at the conservative conference who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley (Calif.) also announced that she would self-quarantine. The House of Representatives has become a giant Petri dish.
The deadly coronavirus has spread to now to at least 36 states and Washington, D.C., with at least 600 cases and totaling 22 deaths in the United States. But Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), who may have been exposed to COVID-19, decided to return to Congress on Monday, insisting in a series of tweets that he was advised by a Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) physician that going into self-quarantine isn’t a necessary move for him.
“Saturday night, I got a call from the House physician advising that I had possibly been exposed to the COVID-19 virus at CPAC on February 27th, and that a top CDC physician in Atlanta would call me to discuss what should be done going forward. (1/3)
— Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) March 9, 2020
After CDC physician called me Sunday evening, and we discussed all the specific circumstances of which he was aware along with my circumstances, including that I was and am asymptomatic, he said that all things considered, I was cleared to return to Washington. (2/3)
— Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) March 9, 2020
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He said he would return if he were me and advised that my staff and I should just be careful to observe proper hygiene protocols. I took the advice of the expert and returned to work. No one is panicking and we are observing the recommended precautions.” (3/3)
— Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) March 9, 2020
I’m just going to leave this here:
Paul Gosar shook hands with trump
Matt Gaetz shook hands with trump
Doug Collins shook hands with trump
Ted Cruz shook hands with trump
Louie Gohmert shook hands with trump
Matt Schlapp shook hands with trump
Why is trump not quarantined? Asking for 330 million Americans.
— Baligubadle (@Baligubadle1) March 9, 2020
We’re all for following the doctor’s advice unless Gohmert went to a MAGA physician who told him he’s at his peak in life, looking more healthy than any other man alive. We’ve seen all of this play out before, obviously. And, it might #BeBest for those around members of Congress on a daily basis, if out of caution, our elected officials remained at home until they’re given a hall pass to play with others. But Louie is so fucking crazy, he probably thinks the virus is a way for Democrats to gain more seats in the House.
World Health Organization officials said Monday that “the threat of a pandemic has become very real,” but you do you, Louie.
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