GOP congressman who frequently refuses to wear a mask tests positive for Covid-19

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Republican Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert, who frequently refuses to wear a mask, tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of a planned trip with Trump aboard Air Force One

Rep. Louie Gohmert questions Attorney General William Barr during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on July 28. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via APGohmert has frequently refused to wear a mask while at the Capitol during the pandemic. He has spent ample time on the House floor during votes speaking to aides and lawmakers — without a mask or social distancing. His office did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Gohmert told CNN last month that he didn’t wear a mask because he had been tested and he didn’t yet have the virus. “But if I get it, you’ll never see me without a mask,” he said. During Tuesday’s hearing with Attorney General Bill Barr, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler urged a handful of Republican members to keep their masks on.

 

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Please let him take the damn plane!

Acosta While Democrats gathered in large groups in enclosed spaces for a funeral over six days and three states. DC mayor gave him immunity. Liberal privilege.

Let him board the plane!!!

A reminder that regardless of who you are, this virus does not discriminate. It all affects every one especially the fools who do not believe this is CONTAGIOUS! Be safe: Don your masks on, wash your hands often, observe social distancing and stay healthy- eat well and excercise.

Oh he got sick? Ha ha that’s what he a Republican gets! Thinking that they are smart and as you can see he along with other republicans are still stupid!!!!

Ignorant..ignorance... no words to describe him...

That shit will make your hair fall out

Serves him right. Hope he infected a bunch of others who won't wear masks.

Lesson learned.

Acosta He’s a jerk.

PLANDEMIC . With inaccuracies in testing , and second wave being predicted . Why would anyone trust the criminals in Washington D.C. to be right ⁉️🤷‍♂️ You ran out of money❗️Thats why you need this NWO . LOL 😂

So what! Cuomo your journalist got it but wears a mask?

Get on Air Force One and live your best life

People who get COVID have much more to worry about than Air Force One. Pain and suffering, possible death, bad everlasting aftereffects, high medical costs, infecting others, suffering or dying alone, leaving behind loved ones. Rep. Gohmert could experience much of this.

Too bad he got tested. TrumpThreatensAmerica

That will teach you to wear a mask and quit endangering your coworkers

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 👏👏👏👏👏👏

No sympathy except for the people that got it because of his self centeredness

He said he is gonna start taking Trumps miracle drug. These people are crazy as hell. I have no answers for Americans anymore.

Hope he sneezes onboard 😷

Stupid is as stupid does. I hope he recovers well and swiftly and has the good sense to isolate unless there might be a COVID party at the whitehouse. It would be a shame to miss that.

It was inevitable.

Wash your damn hands and keep wearing that mask especially around trump, social distance too.

Acosta That’ll learn him.

I’m going to need to see some proof.

Good hope he is not feeling to good.

Good

I don't know how or why Texas would vote this guy in! He is a character from MAD. He is a joke seriously. Texas do better please.

🙄

Another fool without a mask test positive. Yet, I’m sure I’ll see another for on social media refusing to wear one. Let’s just start fining anyone stupid it might go quicker.

3,000 Americans died on 9/11 and the world went crazy for decades. We all willingly take our shoes off at the airport now, to protect our fellow Americans. Now COVID, 50x more Americans dead, suddenly it's a violation of rights to require a mask? Staggering selfishness.

Good

Why is this goon being tested before flying with President Death while ordinary Americans are not tested and are left to die?

I wonder, just how did this happen? Did he go to a COVID-19 party?

Good to know that the President is protecting himself from COVID-19 by having all of his visitors (i.e. 'potential carriers') tested in advance; wouldn't it be nice if we all had that luxury! 🤔

Damn! I wish he had gotten on the plane hugged Trump and then tested positive.

He should go hang out with Barr a little more

Interesting that there are still people which are not convinced yet

irony

OMG!!!! DON’T CARE!

Hope it HURTS😡😡😡😡

Missed again

terrorist replouiegohmert

Not the brightest bulb is he?

Hate to say it but he deserves it. A patsy to the present incumbent in the Whitehouse.

Congressman COVID

For a bunch of people that deny science they sure do make Charles Darwin look brilliant.

Karma!

Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert replouiegohmert is the Fredo of Congress!!🤦🏽‍♂️😷

shocker...

He's fine. Get on that plane patriot.

Wu Flu is a nothingburger I got it, got over it, and didn’t even realize until I tested positive for antibodies If this boomer-con keels over from it, oh well. Hopefully we get a National-populist replacement But I doubt he will, and I doubt you’ll run the story when he’s fine

There is no fucking way trump is allowing him on that plane or anywhere within eye sight of him.

Well deserved RepCovid. The people in your office you chided for wearing a mask and making them take it off should all sue your sorry old a$$.

It’s a shame he had symptoms. . .

Let him on the plane... FREEDOM!!

What goes around comes around.

Wonder if he'll still try to go and finally infect the orange POTUS

What a gomer.

IDIOT!!

Man, science, it doesn’t lie...maybe he can pray to get better?

And he will be fine. Like 99.9%

Hospitals should not treat him and others like him. Me me me narcisisstic pig

Hahaha what you get

Haha

COVID-19 is like Karma..a real ...and works in mysterious ways. I am pulling receipt right there

CNN is Bullshit

Sadly your masks failed to protect him from you. He contacted Covid from another, perhaps one wishing him to die. Someone else is positive & might not know it, but slowly dying, mistaking thinking the mask offered immunity. Does the fear of your outcome offer compassion for him

Can't help stupid.

The Christian in me wishes Rep Gohmert well. The American in me wishes karma to be just. ItDidntHaveToBeThisWay TrumpVirus

You clearly don't have to be intelligent to be in politics

Do we really know his test was positive or is he screwing with everyone, “saying” he was positive, taking Trump’s drug, and then going to come up “cured”? Does anybody have proof he was positive? If it’s his word, his word is sh_t!

Are we to feel sorry for ignorant people like this. Or do we just say they deserved it for putting others at risk.

So after its a republican its BREAKING NEWS? lmmfao. Come on, why not try to bring people together and make people feel safe. CNN is in the business to get Democrat's hired. This should be election interference....

Rep. Gohmert Frigin Pile.

No worries. Take that flight!

Louie 'Gomer Pyle' Gohmert! blockrepublicanmorons TrumpsGestapo AmericaWakeUp AmericaOrTrump sargeantschultz AmericasGreatestMistake AMJoy thereidout blockrepugnicants AOC ByeDonJr WearYourMask DonaldOut blocktrumpers

Dancing!!

GohmertCovidiot

Should have let him on anyway

Ok there are medicine why dont said

it's better that we see their faces because that is what we're going to do for the rest of our life this is just temporary

McClain_on_NFL Masks don't do shit.

OK...it was funny the first time...but now, would someone tell Nancy Pelosi to please stop playing the theme from Deliverance every time Louie walks up to speak on the floor of the House.

Wow 😳

Please don't lol.

Karma

good

Call Sgt. Carter. Gomer caught the not-as-bad-as-flu. All because he couldn't figure out how to put his mask on. Shazam!

No mask

He needs to wear mask always pertect yourself and others

If you aren’t smart enough to wear a mask properly, maybe you should rethink your current position.

A lot of people are going to test positive with MILD to no symptoms and will not be hospitalized or on ventilators. Testing positive is not an automatic death sentence

I’ll just leave this here, and let y’all continue to wonder how he contracted Covid.

Lol that's wat u get ..now really need to wear mask

Now do you believe in The virus or is it a hoax Cuz i believe in karma and karma will make non belivers wear a mask

The amount of glee people show and the sneering nature if this headline really is gross. The media and CNN viewers seem pretty evil sometimes.

Oh go ahead and fly on AF1 After all Hydroxychloroquine Humpty Trumpty has taken it, so he says & it will protect him He has said so numerous times

Please tell me,where in the HELL do the Republicans find these people?

BL !!! So what

There you go. Bonehead.

Hopefully he’ll still get to go.

So is the trip still on.

He is a short bus rider

Look how big his ears are! He could wear a HUGE mask if he wanted too!

Schadefreude. Deservedly so.

He should go on the trip on the plane with Trump. What could possibly go wrong?

sallykohn Let the mask shaming begin.

NobodyLikesTrump

What?! How did he test positive with a hoax?

Welp (Kanye shrug)

Acosta Why can’t Agent Orange just catch the damn virus?!!!!

Heartbreaking. What a great guy. Life isnt fair. Thoughts and prayers Louie

I wonder, why he did not listen to Trump, why did he take the test, the more test the more viruses. He is not a GOP if he took the test and wore a mask.

LMAO he is crazier then Crazy Dan Patrick.

Its not hard for a doctor to diagnose anybody with that shit and people actually believe it lol

Shit...they couldn't have waited to test him.

Stay in Texas. Actually the daycares are opening they might have a spot for you to reside in. You can teach the kids to play with their pens.

Yes please get on that plane. Get the Demon sex doctor on board, get Jim Jordan on board, get Moscow Mitch on board, get lady graham on board. Then fly fly fly..

Good. One can only hope.

Stupid Fool

Karma

TVRobNelson

Tots and pears to the fool.

Thank you, rona!!

Please. Get on the plane.

I’m sure he’ll take Hydroxychloroquine, Zinc and Zithromax, and be back to work in no time!

It should be fine for him and DJT, so long as they take treatment and prophylactic doses of HQC, right?

“who frequently refuses to wear a mask” is only in the headline for political purposes.

Acosta don't believe the hype...there ARE consequences for stupidity.

Foiled again!

🤷‍♂️ Let him fly

Finally the communists have something to celebrate. Pathetic!

It's hard to feel sorry for those who disregard their own, and others, health and safety, and catch this virus. Don't really have anything else to say.

Load him on that plane!

Now get on the plane with Trumpy, he won't catch it , he's been vaccinated for it already !!!

A true idiot

When do we start reporting people who wear masks and tests positive for covid?

Bull manure FAKE DIAGNONSIS

Pass it on.

Too bad he didn't make the trip!

You will think that if you deny science scientific facts will leave you alone. BREAKING NEWS. It doesn't

You couldn’t tell him AFTER he got on the plane, geeeeeez!

Hey everyone!!! Wear masks for THREE weeks and we will stop COVID19. Just three weeks I promise! If Goemert wore a mask he would be fine right now!! Fact!

Oh yeah

May be now he can drink some disinfectant as his boss suggested

No one is immune to this disease. Be warned Trump!!

Karma

Apparently not a single person who has worn a mask has ever gotten corona.

Damn. If the results had been delayed just a day....

Too bad he didn't make it on the plane.

Once again that is all you can report about, you need more training, reporters have a wide range of things to report, surely your simple mind can find something worth reading but I doubt it

His name is Gomer Pyle I think superspreader

Couldn't have happened to a bigger ass except maybe realDonaldTrump VP RepMattGaetz Jim_Jordan LindseyGrahamSC senatemajldr & many many MORE! Money ahead of health? Not!

Certainly shows how smart he is and this is who we have helping to lead this country! Wow if this is the best we have we are certainly in trouble! Wonder if he infected Trump who doesn't believe in wearing a mask either?

What is it going to take for people to learn how serious this virus is!?🤷🏾‍♀️ MaskUp to save lives

Democratic evil party is responsible for everything that is happening during covid. I am just praying that they don't stoop to low and cause another school mass shooting to help get there wicked evil agendas accomplished. Prayers and blessings for all even the evil democratics

Wonder how many others he infected through his stubborn inconsideration for the lives of others.

Acosta Tell him there is an expert he can go see for a cure. Dr. Donald J Trump. He has this special bleach cocktail!

OK. Take trip!

Oh what am I thinking 🤔 he can go see DR KYNAN BRIDGES ! Maybe check his Alien 👽 DNA 🧬

Lmao

Bahahahaha hahahaha hahahahaha hahahahaha

Ohhh the humm...what do you call it 🤔, irony ?...yes, irony

Couldn't you have withheld your positive test until after you were on the plane with him?

Another DUMMY!

RIP RED

In January 2021...

He shouldn't have been tested, then he wouldn't have it.

Says he has no symptoms. Perhaps you are spreading fake news again?

shaunking Boohoo... me wiping my tears away... so anyway let’s report something meaningful...

Have a cozy flight

There’s room on the wing. Still have to wear a mask though

Did Louie make it 2 that flight on AF1 & if so how far away from realDonaldTrump did Secret Service keep him on whose orders

Thats because masks dont work stupid. They had a n95 mask on my father inlaw for 3 weeks. Still got it. Virus is to small but hey keep the panic up for something doctors can treat.

远离不戴口罩,病毒感染者

I can hear the gloating!

What assholes these fact deniers are. It’s not about politics, it’s about health. Most republicans can’t seem to get that through their thick fucking skulls.

Hope it kills him

So

Idiot of the day.

That’s President Trump

Karma is a bitch. Barr has some karma coming his way.

...and now what?

Acosta It’s a hoax... he should get on the plane with trump.

The virus is fake right. Why don’t you go ahead with your planned trip.

Drink Bunker boy bone spurs chlorine bleach endorsed by Republicans only

Let him get on the plane sans mask

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Acosta As ye sow.....

Great reporting... There is no test for covid 19. C19 is the label given to the symptoms that are caused from SARS corona virus 2. Which there is not a specific test for either. Ppl are being tested for corona ala carte. ...but hey, why report facts when there is fear porn.

Thoughts and prayers. 🙄

johncusack Now he is going to beg the same doctors he doubted to save him. Just hope this moron didn’t give it to someone who was actually doing the right thing.

Be a shame if he gets sick and regret call it a dem hoax

I think they should “SLOW THE TESTING DOWN PLEASE” I guess he got tested soon enough.🙄

It’s time to shut down the USA and get rid of the coronavirus once and for all!!! All the smart people -governors,mayors, congress, business owners, workers, mothers, fathers - EVERYONE band together and just do it!! Ignore the others!

'When you test, you get cases'. If only they didn't bother to test anyone like Trump wants before getting on Airforce One. Hypocritical assholes!

Let him wither away and let the whole GOP catch Covid and wither away. That diaper needs to be changed because it is full of shit!

COVID-19 is not a death sentence

Give him a dose of trump’s drug and let him go with the orange guy!!

Acosta Maybe cancer will make him a believer in science.

I think trump has the only antidote....

Hahahah

With no symptoms and he’ll be fine in 2 weeks like 99.97% of other people

Hahahah let them have covid 19 one by one

Acosta Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

“Refuses”

Oh that irony...

drink two bleach ol' fashions and you'll be good to go! Guarantee it!

haskettcase I can’t believe you liked this tweet you monster 🤭

Gomer also says he doesn’t understand why the board doesn’t fit cuz he cut it three times.

Knowlesitall Well..... you act defiant and that’s what happens. Ignorance at its finest.....

Trump demands that everyone around him is tested and takes all the precautions he makes fun of so that he can appear above it all.

Great Breaking: All dumb deniers are ultimately getting first hand experience of Wuhan Virus. Now they call it COVID-19 from China with love!

He needs to go ahead and take that flight and sit right next to trump

'Benefit your friends; make sure your enemies suffer from being your enemies.' Louie Gohmert thoughts and prayers, Louie. replouiegohmert

Too bad.....

I love the karma

Thoughts aaaaaaaand. Thoughts.

LOVE!!!

Now do Biden

He ever said he refuses? You make your own assumptions to benefit your ridiculous arguments. Think into it you know your wrong.

shaunking He got his reward for his blatant stupidity!

Karma...

To bad he didn’t get on AF1 with what’s his name

I see hydroxychloriquine and a zpak in his future.

Acosta RIP

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Acosta Everytime I come across this story I am reminded of the old Raid commercials. Wonder why?

Stupid is as stupid does. replouiegohmert

Nerfzilla Couldn't happen to a better person.

imagine if he’d been like the rest of us & gotten test results long after he’d flown with trump aboard Individ- er, Airforce 1 🦠🛬

I hope he plants a big ‘ol wet kiss on Trump’s big orange cranium Covidiots

Timothy_auda Just take that hydroxychloroquine and you'll be right as rain... 🙄

Love it!

Acosta

Damn. Why couldn’t this have happened after the trip with Trump. Soo disappointed

Not very bright is he! Enjoy!

To bad

he should still get on airforce 1

“Masks don’t stop viruses.” -Science

gtk

Shocked.

🤪🤣

So close 😕

Just think- if he didn't take the test, he wouldn't be ill, right Oh, if only he were like the rest of us waiting 2 weeks to get results. I wish he had been able to go with tRump.

Hopefully he didn't spread it to anyone important. Also I hope he never recovers.

Acosta It will take the death of a senator or a very famous sports / entertainment celebrity for most morons to pay attention.

With no symptoms right. Yawn

Shame that it was found out ahead of that trip.

It's only a matter of time before the Orange fellow get it

Acosta Give him some alien cum and demonic ass juice!!!!! 👽💀🤡

Suffer MF

😂😂😂

Acosta

you mean the banging toddler?

Acosta Poor timing on that test result😏

Don’t let a silly test stop you.

Why did they test him ? if they hadn't have tested him he wouldn't have it and he could be on Air Force One now! Imagine! AMIRITE DON ? realdonaldtRUMP DRUMPF

Haha! Karma

Simple cause and effect.

Hope he was close to Gym Jordan.

So sad too bad

Damn! So close!!!!

Well, it’s Texas. They are for sacrificing grandparents. He looks like he might fit that role

Let him get on that plane and hug and kiss everybody!!! PLEASE LET HIM BOARD THAT PLANE🙏🏼

I guess it’s just his time - he is old he, has lived a full life. Gotta sacrifice for the economy. DanPatrick 🤷🏻‍♀️

Play a stupid game. Win a stupid prize.

Fuc him

Oh great! Now he can try the wonder drug that Trump touts and let us know how it works. Thank you for your contribution to this world wide science experiment! Hydroxychloroquine

Thoughts..

shaunking The more stories like this make it clear that daily rapid result testing is the key to slowing spread of the virus. Everyone wonders why Trump doesn’t get sick... it’s the daily testing of everyone around him! We must demand DailyCovidTesting for all. It CAN be done cheaply!

I'm sorry that you've been handed the diagnosis of being positively exposed to the Covid-19 virus. This could have been avoided if you just followed the guideline of the medical professionals. They are only trying to protect the American public.

You're the FAKE NEWS!

Has no symptoms?

Looks good on him

Then hospitals and frontline workers should refuse to treat him.

GG

Stupid is as stupid does!

FAKE NEWS!!

I'm not saying he deserves to die from Covid. I'm totally not saying it. Again, I'm not saying it.

Give him some hydroxychloroquine with a glass of bleach to help swallow it. FoxNews COVID19 His leDer seems to think this is the cure.

Another hit by the hoax. Who knew

See what happens when you don't follow medical advice. Wear a freaking mask. You have endangered lives from being so hard headed like u r in everything u do. Vote this politician out. Go blue for his seat

Lousy Wpos karma buddy ! ☠️

😂😂😂

I think he should go and sit right next to the Trumper without a face mask. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Good for him. Lets pray he doesn't end up on a closed vent system

Womp womp

Wild

Hope he forgets to wear a ventilator

👍 I wonder if he’ll say no to the oxygen mask. 🤔

Please go on Air Force one. Take one for the team. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Should have LISTENED to Dr. FAUCI !!!!

YAAAS!!!

What a Gohmert 🙄

Tots and pears, mf-er....

Good luck Louie—seems yours ran out.

If only there were a 99.6% recovery rate...oh wait

If he was a real man, he should still go, science be damned.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Good.

Try injecting bleach into your body.

Thoughts and prayers Louie...maybe you can use your time in the basement to pressure Texas officials to reopen bars. COVID19 TrumpIsLosing replouiegohmert

Stricken by a democratic hoax, so sad.

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Shit y not after the trip

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