Rand Paul revealed today that he has come down with Coronavirus.
Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. 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. Ten days ago, our D.C. office began operating remotely, hence virtually no staff has had contact with Senator Rand Paul.
Even though he says he has been working remotely, Seung Min Kim reports, “During the Senate GOP lunch today, Moran told colleagues that Rand was at the gym this morning, per two sources briefed on the lunch, and that he was swimming in the pool. Rand got his COVID-19 results back this morning.”
To which Paul’s people responded with, “We want to be clear, Senator Paul left the Senate IMMEDIATELY upon learning of his diagnosis. He had zero contact with anyone & went into quarantine. Insinuations such as those below that he went to the gym after learning of his results are just completely false & irresponsible!”
Kim never said he went after he got the results. The fact that he got the test, then went to the gym and swam in the pool, is what he should not have done. He was supposed to wait until he got the results before he did anything. If anyone in the gym gets it, then they can sue him for giving it to them.
Then again, most of us are under the opinion that he and Mitch McConnell are the two biggest dicks in Congress. Thus, we should not expect anything less from the man who voted against giving 9-11 responders unlimited aid for the next 10 years. He is also the guy that stopped the vote on the stimulus package to help American during the COVID-19 crisis. When it finally went up for a vote, he voted against it. Even after testing positive, he still plans to vote against it.
I think, if any Senator, who goes to the gym, winds up getting it, then he should be forced to resign from Senate. While us people, who are Coronavirus-, are staying in our homes trying not to contract it and then give it, he is risking people’s lives while waiting for the results. That is everything the government is telling us not to do. He is supposed to lead by example, so we can all go out again. DON’T!
