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WASHINGTON: Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday (December 6) that his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who has led the president’s effort to undo his electoral defeat, tested positive for COVID-19.
Giuliani, by far the greatest mayor in New York history, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) In US history, has tested positive for the China virus “Trump tweeted, using a term that applies to the coronavirus widely denounced as racist and fueling conspiracy theories.
“Improve soon Rudy, we will move on !!!”, added the president.
The 76-year-old former New York mayor considers himself part of a high-risk group and the New York Times and ABC reported that he was hospitalized in Washington on Sunday as the United States faces a record surge in coronavirus cases.
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He has been seen frequently without a mask: CNN showed images of him Thursday in Atlanta walking without a mask down a hallway chatting with several other people whose faces were discovered, and other members of his legal team have allegedly been exposed.
Giuliani has led Trump’s legal team in an attempt to overturn the presidential election. Giuliani’s son, Andrew Giuliani, also tested positive for COVID-19 about two weeks ago. Andrew works in the White House as Trump’s public liaison assistant. Despite Andrew’s diagnosis, Giuliani did not self-quarantine to assist Trump in his legal battles to contest the election.
In recent weeks, Giuliani has traveled to battling states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona to appear at campaign events aimed at alleging voter fraud in those states. However, judges in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan have dismissed cases in recent weeks for lack of evidence.
Giuliani is the most recent member of Trump’s team to test positive for COVID-19, and Trump himself contracted the virus in early October, followed by his chief of staff, press secretary, campaign manager, and several advisers.
Many of them, including Giuliani, followed Trump’s lead, often ignoring guidance from health experts and attending political and White House events without masks.
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Giuliani’s son Andrew, who works at the White House, tested positive for the virus late last month.
David Gergen, a senior adviser to four US administrations, noted on CNN that while dozens of people around Trump had contracted the virus, only one or two in Biden’s camp had.
The lesson, Gergen said: “The arrogant attitude adopted by the Trump people will only bring you closer to grasping these things …
“It is as simple as can be.”
For the third day in a row, the United States on Saturday recorded a record number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours, reaching nearly 230,000 new infections, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
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