Sen. Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, said Tuesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Grassley, 87, had announced earlier Tuesday that he was quarantining after being exposed to the virus and was waiting for test results. On Tuesday evening, he tweeted that he had tested positive.

“I’ll b following my doctors’ orders/CDC guidelines & continue to quarantine. I’m feeling good + will keep up on my work for the ppl of Iowa from home,” he tweeted.

Grassley said he looks forward to “resuming my normal schedule soon.”

https://apnews.com/article/chuck-grassley-quarantine-virus-exposure-75dad54f5f5c28fdb9a8e6f811bf4592

[Midnight Writer]

1. Meanwhile, his fellow Republicans in the Senate are making a point by refusing masks.

[onecaliberal]

2. Oh man...

[Maru Kitteh]

3. Yeah, Herman Cain "really was getting better too."

[moondust]

4. Maybe that explains why Killer Kim

suddenly woke up yesterday and smelled the embalming fluid.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issues mask mandate after disparaging it as 'feel good' measure

[NCjack]

5. Good. He is a driving force for poor people who now have no resources.

[Crunchy Frog]

6. I won't say what I'm thinking.

[OnDoutside]

7. It's ok, most people are thinking the same or worse.

[brush]

8. Yep, at 87, it could be curtains for the senator.

Why the hell is he still working anyway? He should've been enjoying retirement for several years by now.

[OnDoutside]

9. Power, I guess ? I hope Feinstein isn't going to hug him too.

[yellowcanine]

10. He wanted to help confirm one more conservative SC judge.

Hope it was worth it Chuck.