Gohmert blames mask for positive COVID-19 test
By Juliegrace Brufke - 07/29/20 01:54 PM EDT
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) is questioning whether his positive coronavirus test could have been linked to his face mask.
Gohmert, one of several House Republicans who have been notable in not wearing masks at the Capitol, told KETK-TV, a Fox News affiliate, that he'd been wearing a mask more frequently.
“It's really ironic, because you know a lot of people have made a big deal out of me not wearing a mask a lot, but in the last week or two. I have worn a mask, more than I have in the whole last four months," he said.
He then questioned whether that could have led to his positive test.
“But I can't help but wonder if my keeping a mask on and keeping it in place that if I might have put some germs or some of the virus onto the mask and breathed it in — I don't know. But I got it, we'll see what happens from here, but the reports of my demise are very premature.â€
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