Chuck Grassley, second oldest senator, tests positive for COVID-19

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

Washington — Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, who at 87 is the second oldest member of the Senate, said in a statement that he had been tested positive for the coronavirus. Grassley announced that he had been exposed to someone with the virus earlier on Tuesday.

"This morning, I learned that I had been exposed to the coronavirus. I received a COVID-19 test and immediately began to quarantine. While I still feel fine, the test came back positive for the coronavirus. I am continuing to follow my doctors' orders and CDC guidelines," Grassley said. He added that he would continue to work from home, and said his Senate offices would remain open.

Grassley, the most senior Republican member of the upper chamber, is third in the line of succession to the presidency as the president pro tempore of the Senate. He is also known for his near-perfect voting record, having not missed a vote on the Senate floor in a record 27 years.

In his statement earlier on Tuesday, Grassley said he would "immediately quarantine" as he awaited test results. "I learned today that I've been exposed to the coronavirus. I will follow my doctors' orders and immediately quarantine as I await my test results," said Grassley. "I'm feeling well and not currently experiencing any symptoms, but it's important we all follow public health guidelines to keep each other healthy." Grassley did not get tested for the coronavirus after Senator Mike Lee, a fellow member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, tested positive last month.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-chuck-grassley-covid-exposure-quarantining/

[Xipe Totec]

1. Start practicing, Chuck. Repeat after me: This isn't hell, and it isn't hot. nt

[brush]

2. Silly repugs insist on going maskless.

This should not be a surprise. He's way into the at-risk age group.

Could be curtains.

[BeyondGeography]

3. No comment

[Evolve Dammit]

4. I'm actually suprised that only Herman Caine has passed. So many infections in WH especially.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. I think in his case

it was because he had been through chemo for colon cancer earlier, so he was definitely on the high high risk list.

[colorado_ufo]

12. And still no mask? And attends a rally?

[BumRushDaShow]

14. And surrounded by all sorts of people

I think that was probably the "first" GOP super-spreader event. There have now been many since.

[Bengus81]

16. A mere 10 days later and he was dead. Tweeted that he was having a great time

Again...anything Trump touches DIES.

[Evolve Dammit]

17. there you go. Totally explains it. Thanks

[truthisfreedom]

5. Man, I wouldn't want to be that old and test positive.

I wish him luck.

[Grasswire2]

6. Did he encounter the maskless DiFi yesterday?

Did they hug?

Senate staffers need to hound these elders about their masks.

[madaboutharry]

7. I hope he remains well.

No one, absolutely no one, should have to suffer from Covid-19. This is especially true of an elderly person.

[Hassler]

9. Hope springs eternal...

[bluestarone]

10. Honestly i'd gladly exchange Grassley for

McTurtle!! ( just saying)

[getagrip_already]

13. turtle wears a mask, but that doesn't provide absolute protection.....

This could quickly sweep through the whole senate. The average age has to be in the 70's at this point.

Both sides of the aisle are vulnerable through staff and visitors.

[LisaL]

18. For sure.

They also don't wear masks all the time. Sherrod Brown tried to get GOPer (Dan Sullivan) to wear a mask but GOPer refused because GOPer was talking. So GOPer thinks he doesn't have to wear mask when he talks.

"As Brown began saying that he knows he can’t tell Sullivan what to do, the Republican cut him off, telling him that “I don’t wear a mask when I’m speaking like most senators…I don’t need your instruction.”"

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/17/sens-sherrod-brown-dan-sullivan-argue-over-masks-senate-floor/6322387002/

[Marcuse]

23. Turtles breathe out of their butts, so a mask alone doesn't provide protection.

[link:https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/turtles-breathe-out-their-butt|

[NotASurfer]

25. Ah, cloacal respiration

If McTurtle is having problems with that, it might explain some of his discoloration last month. Winter is hard on the cold-blooded

[lamp_shade]

11. I wish him well and hope he pulls through this.

[durablend]

15. Walk it off, Chuck

Just a great big hoax perpetrated by those evul commies.

[keithbvadu2]

19. Did Grassley jump on the GOP bandwagon to claim Biden was too old for office?

Did Grassley jump on the GOP bandwagon to claim Biden was too old for office?

[BumRushDaShow]

21. What is ironic

is that if Biden had still been in the Senate, he would have been the "youngest" of the most senior Senators. He pre-dated both Grassley and Leahy for being elected to the Senate.

[Snarkoleptic]

20. If only someone had warned them about the important of

social distancing and mask wearing.
Oh, wait...

[pfitz59]

22. Grassley is a shriveled up nub of a human

one of the most loathsome Senators, ever....

[TomSlick]

24. I should wish him well. I really should. If I was a good person, I would wish him well.

All I can muster is "it is what it is."

[rpannier]

26. Oh well

Thoughts and prayers
Chuck, you don't want to know what I'm praying for

[Lucinda]

27. ...

❤️ ~✿~❧~🌿~❧~✿~ ❤️

[roamer65]

28. It is what it is.

I could care less.

[PSPS]

30. I presume you mean "couldn't"

[roamer65]

31. correct lol.

My spelling is isn’t as good as it used to be.

[George II]

29. Thoughts and prayers. Hang on until April when it will all go away when the weather gets warmer.

[nilram]

32. Thoughts and prayers; thoughts and prayers.

Damn, I'm prayin.

[LovingA2andMI]

33. Just Drink Bleach....

n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

34. He did support giving Joe Biden access to the PDB during the transition

So there is that. I also hope he recovers, no one deserves this virus.