Republican Congressman Refuses COVID-19 Test After Staffers Test Positive

[RandySF]

Several congressional staffers working in the D.C. office of Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus this week.

But Lamborn has so far refused to get tested himself.

Anonymous sources told The Denver Post that Lamborn’s deputy chief of staff tested positive this weekend and his military legislative assistant tested positive on Tuesday.

Other staffers in the office, where Lamborn worked last week, have also been experiencing symptoms, a source told Colorado Politics.

The congressman returned to his district in central Colorado this week. Social media indicates that Lamborn is attending fundraisers, at least one in person, on behalf of Republican candidate Steve House in his attempt to unseat Rep. Jason Crow (D):



https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doug-lamborn-covid-19-test_n_5f7dd83cc5b62e45eed4d913?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

[Alwaysna]

1. perfume. What's he afraid of?

Could it be he has it, knew it & didn't care who he infected or is someone on his contacts for tracing that shouldn't be there?

[somaticexperiencing]

2. corrupt no character mofos. got to make them pay for their perfidy.

[wnylib]

3. They are deliberately pushing the herd immunity theme.

Infect as many people as possible.

[joshdawg]

4. Hey, no one ever said republicans were intelligent.

[LuvNewcastle]

5. He doesn't want to test positive so late in the campaign,

for one thing, but the most important reason he doesn't want to test positive is that he'll have to bow out of those fundraisers.

[tanyev]

7. Probably, but that's risking losing a lot of donors for the next cycle.

Guess he figures there's always more gullible rubes waiting in line.

[mitch96]

6. Yup, stick my head in the sand and everything is gonna be ok.. right mother? nt

[Rice4VP]

8. If you don't test, the cases will go down..