CNN reports Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert has tested positive for the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
Throughout the pandemic, Gohmert has frequently and pointedly refused to wear a mask while at the Capitol.
While on the House floor during votes, he has spent considerable time speaking to aides and lawmakers — without a mask or social distancing.
Gohmert says that having the virus doesn’t change his views on wearing masks. However, now that he has COVID-19 he ‘will be religiously wearing a mask.’
I will not be around anybody for the next 10 days without making sure that I have a mask. Because that’s the real danger. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tx)
