Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced this morning that he had tested positive for Covid-19:
Now we’re learning he might not have been alone:
This is not in any way an accusation that Graham knowingly or unknowingly infected other Senators, and of course we don’t know yet if any other Senators tested positive. But, as Political Wire points out,
Many of the senators at this party will be needed to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill if it’s going to pass this week.
Oops.
Here’s a bit more: Lindsey Graham tests positive for the coronavirus after meeting senators without masks
Graham, who was vaccinated in December against the coronavirus that can cause the illness covid-19, said he had first started experiencing flu-like symptoms Saturday evening, and saw the House physician Monday morning. He will be quarantining for the next 10 days.
He was in the Senate as recently as Friday and attended party lunches and other meetings and was seen in hallways not wearing a mask. (Many other senators, including many Democrats, were also not wearing masks.)
Graham’s case is the first “breakthrough” infection in the Senate. White House and U.S. House members who had been vaccinated tested positive for the coronavirus last month.
Still no info on who was on the boat with him and Sen. Manchin yet.
And by the way — when Graham got vaccinated in December, he did announce it on Twitter:
The White House has responded:
Asked about Graham‘s positive test, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at a Monday briefing that the administration wished him a speedy recovery and hoped he would continue to have only mild symptoms. “We wish him the best of health through that,” she said. www.politico.com/...
Isn’t it nice to have a human being in charge again?