Pelosi Responds to Rep. Louie Gohmert’s COVID-19 Diagnosis
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she hopes Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) will start to “look after his health” after he tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking to MSNBC’s Garrett Haake, Pelosi said, “I’m so…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she hopes Rep. Louie gohmert (R-Texas) will start to “look after his health” after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Speaking to MSNBC’s Garrett Haake, Pelosi said, “I’m so sorry for him.”
She continued, “But I’m also sorry my members, who are concerned, because he has been showing up at meetings without a mask and making a thing of it.”
“Hopefully now he will look after his health, and others,” she added.
On Wednesday morning, Gohmert tested positive for the coronavirus, as IJR reported.
In a statement, Gohmert said, “I’m asymptomatic. I don’t have any of the symptoms that are listed as part of COVID-19, but apparently, I have the Wuhan virus.”
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Shortly after it was reported that Gohmert tested positive, reporters noted that Gohmert has been reluctant to wear a mask and has been seen in the Capitol frequently not wearing a mask.
Additionally, Politico’s Jake Sherman shared an email he received from a member of Gohmert’s staff that suggested the Texas Congressman “berated” staff members for wearing masks.
“When probing the office, you might want to ask how often people were berated for wearing masks,” the staffer wrote.