Published March 7, 2020 By Bob Brigham
The coronavirus may be spreading through the elite ranks of the conservative movement after a positive test for COVID-19 coronavirus at a conference attended by 19,000 people.
“The American Conservative Union (ACU), which hosts the high-profile Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), confirmed Saturday that one of this year’s conference attendees has tested positive for the novel coronavirus,” Fox News reported Saturday. “The conference is attended by many lawmakers, politicians and White House officials. President Trump and Vice President Pence also spoke at this year’s event.”
The announcement came one day after the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) announced that two attendees at their recent conference have tested positive. The AIPAC convention was also attended by Trump and Pence.
Here’s some of what people were saying:
You all said it was a hoax.
— JenniferM (@jennifermcc6) March 7, 2020
This is the most meta thing ever. An attendee at a conference that emphasized that the Coronavirus was a hoax has tested positive. It’s like someone at an anti-climate change conference drowning in the remnants of a melted ice cap.
— Gritty’s Political Brother (@grittypol) March 7, 2020
Poor dead irony dies again and again. https://t.co/Vtwbsx5Z1X
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) March 8, 2020
That’s called Karma. Do they still think it’s a hoax?
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Disgusted American (@coreysneena) March 7, 2020Please everyone that attended CPAC- please quarantine yourselves for a few months. Thank you from the public. Just to be safe. Stay off the internet too.
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(@NatureFarmGirl) March 7, 2020
It’s all good. Dr Trump said don’t worry and Pence will send prayers
— Top Gunn (@jcgunn724) March 7, 2020
Ok, now quarantine everyone who was spreading fascism at the conference.
— Charles Louis Richter (@richterscale) March 7, 2020
Pray it away
— SFMNLVR (@slanderson2474) March 7, 2020
Matt Gaetz who joked around with a mask is probably on his way to get tested for Coronavirus right about now with the CPAC news.
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) March 7, 2020
CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp tells me he interacted with attendee who has tested positive for coronavirus. While the timeline is unknown, Schlapp shook Trump's hand on stage the last day of the conference. https://t.co/lR5DfHiy8
— Colby Itkowitz (@ColbyItkowitz) March 8, 2020
Wait, I thought Dear Leader had this under control?
— Jason Avant (@PetCobra) March 7, 2020
pic.twitter.com/ME8FlO38aJ
— dᴜʀᴡᴏᴏᴅ, TV/VCR Repair (@_Durwood) March 7, 2020
Thoughts and Prayers
— Seth Scoville (@budkin) March 7, 2020
Get gulping down that colloidal silver solution. You'll be fine.
— RChappo (@RichChappo) March 7, 2020
Irony…at this same event the corona virus was called a hoax
— Cristian (@calvarez813) March 7, 2020
Just tell them that as long as they’re not tested, they’re fine!
— christine d. (@lolottedamour) March 7, 2020
God's will and all that pic.twitter.com/BKvTj4ZUjT
— The world needs more Goldens, STAT! (@auggiesnoise) March 7, 2020
This CPAC person is just talking about the coronavirus to hurt the president! https://t.co/8js044qgSB
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) March 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/PamKeithFL/status/1236424142758518785
#CPAC attendee—who was exposed to #coronavirus PRIOR to the conference—has tested positive.@realDonaldTrump and #COVID19 task force “leader” @Mike_Pence attended the conference.
Maybe now, they’ll admit that the #CoronavirusOutbreak is NOT a “hoax.”
Maybe now, they’ll admit that the #CoronavirusOutbreak is NOT a “hoax.”
https://t.co/mqtN0zaetf
— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) March 7, 2020
CPAC confirms an attendee tested poaitive for coronavirus.
Last week at CPAC, the outgoing WH Chief of Staff characterized coronavirus media coverage as designed "to bring down" the president. pic.twitter.com/joYAtHnDBl
— Anthony L. Fisher (@anthonyLfisher) March 7, 2020
Thoughts and prayers
— DanG (@DanLGrafford) March 7, 2020
People think a member of Trump's team might have spread coronavirus at CPAC
Picture: CSPAN/Screenshot
With the spread of coronavirus continuing to dominate headlines it would have come as a shock to many that an attendee at the recent CPAC event, which hosted a speech by Donald Trump, tested positive for the illness.
The likes of Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump, Mike Pence and numerous members of the Trump administration were at the four day gathering in Washington DC but reportedly didn't come into contact with the infected individual, which didn't seem to bother Trump anyway.
The president was quoted as saying:
I'm not concerned at all. We'll have tremendous rallies. We're doing very well.
We've done a fantastic job, with respect to that subject, on the virus.
That seems fair enough but one of the many speeches at the event did see Trump's now-former chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, gave a talk on how the White House is dealing with the deadly outbreak.
Rather than give some reassurances, Mulvaney proceeded to lambast the media for their coverage of the virus, claiming that it was a ploy to oust Trump from office.
Mulvaney wouldn't have been able to have foreseen that someone at CPAC would have coronavirus but he clearly wasn't practising great hygiene at the event anyway.
In footage from his talk, Mulvaney coughs into his hand, which is not the recommended thing to do (according to the CDC you should cough into a tissue or on your sleeve) then, just moments later, shakes the hand of Stephen Moore, after presumably not washing.
Now, we aren't saying that Mulvaney is the person with the coronavirus at CPAC but this video has given people ideas.
Trump, a notorious germaphobe, might have gotten wind of this as he sacked Mulvaney from his current position at the weekend and replaced him with North Carolina lawmaker Mark Meadows.
Mulvaney is now set to become the US special envoy to Northern Ireland. Let's just hope he practises better hygiene in his new role otherwise he might risk being told off by his boss again.
— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) March 7, 2020
CPAC confirms an attendee tested poaitive for coronavirus.
Last week at CPAC, the outgoing WH Chief of Staff characterized coronavirus media coverage as designed "to bring down" the president. pic.twitter.com/joYAtHnDBl
— Anthony L. Fisher (@anthonyLfisher) March 7, 2020
Thoughts and prayers
— DanG (@DanLGrafford) March 7, 2020
People think a member of Trump's team might have spread coronavirus at CPAC
Picture: CSPAN/Screenshot
With the spread of coronavirus continuing to dominate headlines it would have come as a shock to many that an attendee at the recent CPAC event, which hosted a speech by Donald Trump, tested positive for the illness.
The likes of Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump, Mike Pence and numerous members of the Trump administration were at the four day gathering in Washington DC but reportedly didn't come into contact with the infected individual, which didn't seem to bother Trump anyway.
The president was quoted as saying:
I'm not concerned at all. We'll have tremendous rallies. We're doing very well.
We've done a fantastic job, with respect to that subject, on the virus.
That seems fair enough but one of the many speeches at the event did see Trump's now-former chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, gave a talk on how the White House is dealing with the deadly outbreak.
Rather than give some reassurances, Mulvaney proceeded to lambast the media for their coverage of the virus, claiming that it was a ploy to oust Trump from office.
Mulvaney wouldn't have been able to have foreseen that someone at CPAC would have coronavirus but he clearly wasn't practising great hygiene at the event anyway.
In footage from his talk, Mulvaney coughs into his hand, which is not the recommended thing to do (according to the CDC you should cough into a tissue or on your sleeve) then, just moments later, shakes the hand of Stephen Moore, after presumably not washing.
Now, we aren't saying that Mulvaney is the person with the coronavirus at CPAC but this video has given people ideas.
Trump, a notorious germaphobe, might have gotten wind of this as he sacked Mulvaney from his current position at the weekend and replaced him with North Carolina lawmaker Mark Meadows.
Mulvaney is now set to become the US special envoy to Northern Ireland. Let's just hope he practises better hygiene in his new role otherwise he might risk being told off by his boss again.
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