Two congressional allies of trump got coronavirus testing in defiance of federal recommendations

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost · 5h
Trump allies got coronavirus tests despite lack of symptoms and shortage

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March 10, 2020 at 7:42 p.m. EDT

Two close congressional allies of President Trump underwent coronavirus testing in recent days in apparent defiance of federal recommendations reserving those tests for patients exhibiting symptoms of infection — and amid growing concerns about the availability of testing for Americans who are sick.

Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), the latter of whom Trump named last week as the next White House chief of staff, both said in statements that the tests showed no infection after exposure to a coronavirus carrier at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference last month in suburban Washington.

The two lawmakers also said they were exhibiting no symptoms of respiratory illness, raising questions of why they were tested at all.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that health-care providers prioritize tests for hospitalized patients who are exhibiting coronavirus symptoms, elderly and medically fragile individuals, along with others who have shown signs of illness after contact with a known or suspected coronavirus patient.

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trump/his gang of GOP thugs are above the rules & regulations.

[procon]

1. And that's how it will go for every Republican in Congress.

Not Democrats, mind you, not the staff, not govt workers, not civil service workers, not their constituents, and certainly not ordinary Americans. Nope, just the handful of "me first" Republicans at the top of the food chain are worthy of getting tested.

[iluvtennis]

4. Indeed. nt

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. Each GOPer feels more entitled than, and superior to, every other person.

[iluvtennis]

3. Exactly. nt