Source: State Sen. Doug Mastriano gets a positive test at Trump meeting

[riversedge]

Source: The Sentinel






Mark Scolforo Associated Press 15 min ago



HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano had gone to the White House last Wednesday with like-minded Republican state lawmakers shortly after a four-hour-plus public meeting that Mastriano helped host in Gettysburg — maskless — to discuss efforts to overturn president-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state.

Trump told Mastriano that White House medical personnel would take care of him, his son and his son's friend, who were also there for the Oval Office meeting and tested positive. The meeting continued after Mastriano and the others left, the person said.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private session because the matter is politically sensitive.

Positive coronavirus cases are surging across the United States and the nation's top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the U.S. may see "surge upon surge" in the coming weeks. The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the United States topped 200,000 for the first time Friday........................

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Source: Pa. lawmaker gets a positive test at Trump meeting

By MARK SCOLFORO41 minutes ago


Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, center, speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump as they demonstrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pa., after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)




https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-pennsylvania-gettysburg-coronavirus-pandemic-70354ddc031781fb7ee476809a6b67db

[dawg day]

1. He brought his kid and kid's friend to the cesspool of contagion that is the White House?

And I bet no one wore masks.

[bottomofthehill]

2. Nice of him to offer up the White House Medical Staff

[bottomofthehill]

3. Wish we could all get that kind of care

[sfstaxprep]

4. Thoughts & Prayers That He Dies nt

[stevil]

6. Yes

I will bring the drinks.

[Polybius]

7. Wow

Tell us how you really feel.

[stillcool]

5. so he had to leave?

horse is out of the barn at that point, no? Trump says he's immune, as he must think a lot of his posse is by now. I'd love to know what kind of goodies the White House medical personnel have.