The incoming White House chief of staff is the latest GOP lawmaker who may have had contact with an infected person.
at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, last month. His office said he was tested out of an “abundance of caution,” and that he would isolate himself until a two-week period had passed.
“A precautionary test came back negative & he feels great,” Ben Williamson, Meadows’ spokesman, wrote on Twitter. “He’ll be self-quarantined till the 14 day period passes Wednesday.” Four other Republican lawmakers, Sen. Ted Cruz and Reps. Matt Gaetz . Paul Gosar and Doug Collins , also attended CPAC and interacted with the infected person. Two of those, Gaetz and Collins, also interacted directly with the president, and Gaetz rode on Air Force One with Trump on Monday.
Another lawmaker, Rep. Louie Gohmert , said he had also been advised that he may have been exposed at the conference but said he would not self-quarantine. “I took the advice of the expert and returned to work,” Gohmert said on Twitter. “No one is panicking, and we are observing the recommended precautions.”. The lawmaker has been a fierce ally of the administration for years and was a vocal defender during Trump’s impeachment inquiry in the House.
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