Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler Covid-19 Positive and in quarantine after Mask-Free Rallies

Critical Georgia Senate race seeing possible coronavirus impact early

After a campaign event for the upcoming Georgia run-off election that will decide which party controls the senate, and where Ms Loeffler was seen with primarily “unmasked” crowds, she tested positive on Friday. An initial, less reliable, test was “inconclusive” earlier in the day.

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Though often seen wearing a mask in public, and wearing one during a post-rally series of meetings with a line of voters who had, lined up to greet her. 

According to the New York Times, After her initial “rapid test” came back negative, she was “cleared” to appear at event on Friday, including a Rally that also had Georgia Senator David Perdue and Mike Pence in attendance. The second test was a so-called P.C.R. test, considered more accurate, was positive.

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Ms Loeffler and Mr. Perdue are facing a runoff election in January against Democrats Dr. Raphael G Warnock and Jon Ossoff, respectively. The runoff is certain to attract intense national attention, due to the fact that, if Democrats are able to prevail in both cases the Senate will have a 50 – 50 split with VP-elect Kamala Harris as a tie-breaker, effectively putting the Democrats in a position to marginally control both the House and Senate.  

…No surprise, yet another of the Trump clan has covid-19

Asymptomatic but in quarantine, one more of the anti-mask Trump crew has been added to the list of those that have tested positive for the Covid 19 virus.  It’s unknown whether the public would have been informed by either Trump Jr. or the White House without the story from Bloomberg broken. 

“Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin since the result, He’s been completely asymptomatic so far and is following all medically recommended COVID-19 guidelines.”

Spokesperson for Donald Trump Jr.

Also On Friday, a White House aide who is also Rudy Giuliani’s son Andrew Giuliani, put out a tweet that was also positive. In addition, an aide to aides to VP Mike Pence, including, Hannah McInnis, was also positive surrounding to the Bloomberg article. Other aides of the VP were previously infected, such as his press secretary and chief of staff. Pence himself has not yet announced any positive diagnosis.

It’s unknown whether the public would have been informed by either Trump Jr. or the White House without the story from Bloomberg broken. This is a developing story and will be updated as news breaks.

As follows, a list of various other Republican establishment figures that have tested positive as well;

• Melania Trump (First Lady)
• Ronna McDaniel (Republican National Committee chairwoman)
• Hope Hicks (White House communications aide)
• Kellyanne Conway (Former White House counselor)
• Bill Stepien (Trump campaign manager)
• John Jenkins (University of Notre Dame president)
• Chris Christie (Former New Jersey Gov.)
• Nick Luna (Director of Oval Office operations)
• Karoline Leavitt (White house assistant press secretary) 
• Chad Gilmartin (White House press office staffer)
• Kayleigh McEnany (White House press secretary)

• Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)
• Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
• Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

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