Sen. Ron Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: Axios

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday after returning to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29 and coming into contact with someone who had contracted the virus, spokesperson Ben Voelkel said in a statement on Saturday.

Driving the news: Johnson is the third Senate Republican to test positive for the coronavirus, after news broke that President Trump tested positive early on Friday.

What they're saying: "Senator Johnson was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 14. He stayed in quarantine for 14 days without developing symptoms and tested negative twice during that time," Voelkel said, noting that Johnson then returned to D.C. and was exposed again shortly after Sept. 29.

"Senator Johnson feels healthy and is not experiencing symptoms. He will remain isolated until given the all-clear by his doctor. Most staff in senator's Washington office have been working remotely. The office will go all-virtual for the immediate future."

Read more: https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-ron-johnson-covid19-b4eaec0f-c697-404b-a942-cde70df0ea0f.html

[LisaL]

1. Dude just came out of 2 weeks quarantine after exposure to someone with covid.

Sept 29 was the day he came out of quarantine. I guess with covid you can run but you can't hide.

[TwilightZone]

7. Reckless behavior

He was exposed, went into quarantine, and almost immediately put himself in position to be exposed again when he got out.

These people are idiots.

[gab13by13]

2. OMG has anyone told Putin to quarantine?

[LisaL]

6. Putin reportedly is sitting in the bunker and no one is allowed to meet him

who hasn't quarantined for 2 weeks prior.

[mucifer]

10. putin gives his orders by phone he's not stupid

[catbyte]

34. Putin has been holed up since March. He's not stupid like his asset. You would've

thought Vlad would've told him to be more careful.

[calguy]

3. God is not happy with this bunch.

[LovingA2andMI]

18. Speak It, Say It!!

n/t

[gab13by13]

4. Senate Democrats should refuse to meet,

with Republicans who seem to be spreaders of Covid. We may just have to wait to do Senate business.

[Squinch]

5. That's 3. We need 7.

[lostnfound]

17. Dang you are right. We have 45+247, vs. 53. If they lose 6, a tie Is broken by Pence.

Bummer.

[Lasher]

28. True.

The arithmetic is not the same as when projecting election outcomes.

[lanlady]

8. Я желаю ему скорейшего

выздоровления. Daddy Vlad wishin' his pet senator a speedy recovery

[dalton99a]

9. Good for him.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. So, how many Senators have to be on a ventilator before Mitch McConnell's

dream of owning the Supreme Court are dashed against the craggy rocks on Karma Island?

[gab13by13]

15. Aren't Murkowski and Susie voting no?

[Baitball Blogger]

16. For now, yes.

I think we need two more.

[Lasher]

29. They will vote yes if their votes are needed for passage.

[Baitball Blogger]

30. Collins probably will. Not sure Lisa Murkowski will.

[dubyadiprecession]

12. I will be a plus, if this asshole dies and gets replaced by the Democratic Governor.

[CaptYossarian]

13. Considering the recent names involved, it must also be a sexually transmitted virus.

So who gave it to Melania?

[machoneman]

21. Bill Stepien, the campaign guy. Hey, people are sayin'............

[CaptYossarian]

32. Was he Stepien out with Melania?

Maybe his "pole" numbers were better than Donald's.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. Sen. Johnson joined the list of GOP COVID Achievers

Congratulations! It's an elite group!

[hlthe2b]

19. So that means Thom Tillis, Mike Lee AND this moron of morons, Rib Johnson--ALL are now infected

Hmmm.

[BlueStater]

20. They got rid of Russ Feingold for this guy.

Congratulations, Wisconsin. You have a senator so stupid that he contracts a possibly deadly disease that he could have easily avoided getting had he just worn a damn mask and kept his distance. You must be so proud.

[Mawspam2]

23. Contracted it ...

TWICE!

[mitch96]

22. Couldn't have happened to a nicer traitor... nt

[soothsayer]

25. This

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Rachel may have to start a new "wall"

As a note, apparently Johnson was still "in quarantine" from a previous exposure and didn't go to the D.C. super-spreader event, so his infection was from somewhere else.

[usaf-vet]

26. RoJo the most useless piece of crap in the entire state of Wisconsin. A traitor and a Russian ASSet.

[cstanleytech]

27. To him and every Republican that gets or has the virus I offer the same prayers they offered to RBG.

[milestogo]

31. Good.

Hope he suffers greatly, the traitorous asshole.

[riversedge]

33. My Senator crawled into the #TrumpSwamp years ago--Now the virus got them both.

I do not want anyone to catch the virus but it is hard to feel sorry for Johnson as he is such a cruel creep

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