BREAKING: Ted Cruz in COV-19 quarantine

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[exboyfil]

1. That is one hell of a hoax

[dhol82]

2. Aw, snowflake wants a vacay.

I might feel bad if he truly comes down with it. Maybe.

[MontanaMama]

3. Fucking A.

Karma. Is. A. Bitch.

[htuttle]

4. I bet Trump hate-tweets at him for this

This is where we are.

[dem4decades]

5. The world's a better place for a few weeks.

[doc03]

6. Aww I hope he gets sick bad

[BigmanPigman]

14. I hope he gave it to Meadows and Mitch.

[femmedem]

7. I'm glad he's treating it with the serious it deserves

and modeling how to act when you know you've been exposed.

[dewsgirl]

8. I find it odd Matt Schlapp isn't.🤔

[Pachamama]

30. Or his wife Mercedes

It is possible they could be spreading around to so many Trump and GOP...

[uponit7771]

9. How did he get a test to he has it? tia

[liberalla]

11. He hasn't been tested. He doesn't meet the criteria according to what was posted above.

[uponit7771]

12. +1

[cwydro]

13. He didn't get a test, and he doesn't believe he's infected.

The statement is pretty clear.

[CanonRay]

10. At CPAC no less

This is too good to be true

[RockCreek]

15. Good that he is taking it seriously and stating home. N/t

[Drahthaardogs]

16. Ted, it's a hoax

And Trump contained it. Member?

[Demovictory9]

17. lucky for anyone who normally has to interact with mr. smarmy

[pat_k]

18. Doctors informed me that "testing is not effective before symptoms"?

???

I poked around a little and came across the following, which appears to indicate you can test positive BEFORE symptoms appear, but that the detection rate is not 100%. It does not say that the test is "ineffective."

And the CDC is reporting testing before symptoms appear can result in false negatives.

Not testing at all makes no sense to me. There are many diagnostic tests we subject ourselves too that fail to detect some percentage of the thing being tested for. That's why we retest. (e.g., get a pap every year because very early disease may not be detected). A negative result doesn't necessarily mean "you are in the clear." Knowing the "fail to detect" rate, you know how to interpret a negative.

Why the heck not test? Identify positives as soon as possible. Count the negatives as "untested" and line up retest.

Just because you can't trust a negative before symptoms (i.e., you still need to quarantine and monitor an asymptomatic person exposed to a known positive, even if they test negative) doesn't mean you don't test at all!

[docgee]

19. So if Pence and IQ45 both get too sick to function,

does that mean it's President Pelosi?

[lame54]

21. They'll never admit it

[lame54]

20. Nobody wanting to be around Ted Cruz is not quarantining

[hamsterjill]

22. He will have health care available.

What about the people who won’t, Ted?

[Thunderbeast]

23. Hey...This may give him a close-up look at the issue.

As little as I like Cruz, the thought that he will be a victim with influential friends is not bad. Cut him some slack. Let him get well. Maybe he will realize the impact of hoping away this health crisis.

[UTUSN]

24. May he stay there forever with Seuss audio book!1

[zentrum]

25. Stay there! Don't come out.

[Julian English]

26. Anyone want to bet there will be a sudden reappearance of the Zodiac Killer? nt

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. 🤣

☠️

[TXPaganBanker]

27. Rat's going into hiding, he means

COVID-19 has an incubation of 5-6 days AS HE STATES HIMSELF, and it's been 10 days. All he's doing is finding an excuse not to meet with constituents.

[CloudWatcher]

29. Yes

He's just hiding. There's no other reason for his behavior given the incubation period and lack of symptoms.

[mcknzAlex]

28. For Real

Maybe he did it because he is scared, but I don't know if it true or not.

[DallasNE]

31. Grandstanding 101 n/t

[Takket]

33. will drumpf call him out for "overreacting" like all the Democrats?

[Horse with no Name]

34. Aww so bad

Although I hope he was able to spend some time with his republican brethren

[Sneederbunk]

35. Cruz quarantining himself always a good idea.

[struggle4progress]

36. Consider disappearing for six to twelve months, Ted, just as a courtesy to everybody