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During a Saturday phone interview with The Arizona Republic of the USA TODAY Network, Sheriff Mark Lamb said the White House called him on June 13 and asked that he be present when Trump signed an executive order that would hold law enforcement to a higher standard when they used force.
Lamb said he flew into Washington Monday evening and visited the White House Tuesday when he tested positive for COVID-19. He later visited an infirmary and was tested a second time, which also came back positive.
"I was surprised," Lamb said regarding the positive test result. "I mean, if I looked back, I would say that I was a little rundown from, you know, a long weekend. But I didn't have any symptoms."
[...] Lamb said he likely contracted COVID-19 at a campaign event he held on June 13, He initially planned for it to be a "come pick up a yard sign" event, but more people showed up than anticipated.
[...] However, Lamb said he didn't wear a mask or practice social distancing at the campaign event and estimated that the majority of the 200 people who attended the event in San Tan Valley, Arizona, weren't wearing masks either.
He intends to self-quarantine throughout the end of the month.
When asked if he planned to hold more public events once his self-isolation was complete, Lamb said he probably wouldn't and that he's not trying to put people at risk. That said, Lamb will likely continue to not wear a mask when out in public.
"When I come back out, I don't like to wear masks," Lamb said. "And I respect people's personal choices to not wear a mask."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 23 2020, @01:29AM (1 child)
Exactly what I was saying. It is a badge of honor for your thought controllers that in the partisan media battle, using Remdesvir and Hydroxychloroquine as idols, you assume somebody criticizing Team Remdesvir automatically means they are a cheerleader for Team Hydroxychloroquine.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 23 2020, @06:44AM
Wow. I have no idea where you got that idea.
I responded to:
I even helpfully quoted it in my reply.
I imagined that the quotes/links plus the snark would get my point across, but apparently it wasn't direct enough
The Trump Administration is *not* pushing HCQ. Nor is it trying to trash remdesevir. In fact, the FDA [fda.gov] (that is, the Trump administration) has revoked approval for use of HCQ for COVID-19 and The NIAID [nih.gov] (part of the executive branch, you know the Trump administration?) funded research on the effectiveness of Remdesevir [clinicaltrials.gov] and found that it reduces the duration and severity of COVID-19 symptoms.
You're making this out to be some sort perverse competition. The science is what matters.
Besides, the Trump administration is saying exactly the same thing as the media about both HCQ and Remdesevir.
As such, the comment that I quoted is factually incorrect. Which makes its claims false. *That* was my point.
It's bullshit on its face and whoever wrote it should be ashamed to be trying to cynically exploit this disaster to "earn" political points. Remdesevir isn't a "D" type drug, and HCQ isn't an "R" type drug.
One has some efficacy in treating symptoms and one does not. Trying to make some sort of political issue out of a particular drug is moronic. As is hyping any drug *before* we know if it's effective.
This is your only feeding. Make the most of it.