- Herman Cain was hospitalized with the coronavirus in the Atlanta area on Wednesday, a statement posted on his Twitter account said Thursday.
- Cain was stable on Thursday afternoon and had not required a fan, according to the statement.
- Cain attended President Donald Trump’s indoor campaign rally on June 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was photographed sitting close to several other people, none of whom, including Cain, wore a face mask.
- The 74-year-old former pizzeria executive received a diagnosis of stage four colon cancer in 2006, but said in 2011 that he had no cancer.
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Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential candidate, was hospitalized with the coronavirus on Wednesday, according to a statement posted on his Twitter account on Thursday.
Cain tested positive for the virus on Monday and was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. As of Thursday afternoon, he was in stable condition and not with a fan, according to the statement.
—Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) July 2, 2020
Cain attended President Donald Trump’s controversial indoor campaign rally on June 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He tweeted a photo of himself sitting near other people. None of them, including Cain, wore a face mask.
On Wednesday, Cain tweeted that people were fed up with social distancing patterns and mask requirements.
—Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) July 1, 2020
The 74-year-old former pizzeria executive received a diagnosis of stage four colon cancer in 2006, but he exceeded significant odds and said in 2011 that he had no cancer.
In April 2019, Trump announced that he would appoint Cain, a contributor to the conservative media outlet Newsmax, to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, describing him as “a very excellent man, an excellent person.”
But Cain’s path to the Federal Reserve was derailed by reports that at least two women accused him of sexual harassment while running the National Restaurant Association, which paid settlements for women.
Cain denied the harassment allegations and said he withdrew his name from consideration because the position’s $ 183,100 salary would require him to take a significant salary cut.
As the 2012 presidential candidate, Cain was best known for his “9-9-9” tax proposal for a 9% income tax, a 9% federal sales tax, and a 9% business transaction tax. %.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Cain’s hospitalization.
