Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus, Trump says
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Rudy Giuliani, who has led President Trump's legal challenges to try to overturn the election, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the president said Sunday.
".@RudyGiuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has tested positive for the China Virus. Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!" Trump tweeted.
.@RudyGiuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has tested positive for the China Virus. Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2020
Giuliani was admitted to Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, according tomultiple reports. However, additional details about his condition were not immediately available.
His son, Andrew Giuliani, who works in the White House, tweeted Sunday evening that his father was "resting, getting great care and feeling well. Thank you to all the friends who have reached out concerned about his well being."
My Dad @RudyGiuliani is resting, getting great care and feeling well. Thank you to all the friends who have reached out concerned about his well being. https://t.co/0FVceiNnHc
- Andrew H. Giuliani (@AndrewHGiuliani) December 6, 2020
Giuliani is the latest member of Trump's inner circle to contract the virus. Trump himself was infected and spent several days in the hospital in early October, and his chief of staff, multiple senior advisers, his press secretary, his campaign manager and his oldest son have all tested positive since.
The former New York City mayor is 76, putting him at a higher risk for serious complications from the virus.
Giuliani's diagnosis comes roughly two weeks after Andrew Giuliani tested positive for the coronavirus. He held a lengthy, indoor, maskless press conference in late November with, among others, Trump campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn, who tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter.
But the former New York City mayor opted not to quarantine in the time since as he serves as the lead lawyer for Trump in his unsuccessful bid to undermine the election results.
Instead, Giuliani has been traveling to battleground states and appearing at campaign events where he and some GOP lawmakers have levied allegations of voter fraud and argued that President-elect Joe Biden's victory is invalid. Giuliani has been to Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona in the past two weeks alone.
Giuliani has failed to produce any evidence of widespread fraud in court, with judges in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan all dismissing cases for lack of standing in recent weeks.
Trump has refused to concede defeat in the election, insisting without evidence that it was stolen or rigged. Attorney General William Barr said last week that his department has not seen any evidence thus far of widespread fraud that would change the outcome.
Marina Pitofsky contributed.
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Rudy doesnt want to be the oddball in the group, so he came down with the virus.
And from the looks of things, maskless Rudy has been freely giving it away to state level Republican politicians, and his own "witnesses".
Well. It is refreshing to hear at least there is something 'positive' about that gentleman Rudy after all.
Hot chicken noodle soup, Rudy. It'll wash your ills away.
At least it will put a temporary stop to the disgrace he's imposing on the legal profession (as if it didn't already have a reputation. LOL)
The families who have lost loved ones, all the loss of life among healthcare workers, and the death toll in our country can be placed squarely on the careless people in this administration who failed all of us. The members of the Trump administration including Trump himself have fallen ill only because they refused to follow simple guidelines to keep even THEMSELVES safe from infection. Conspiracies don't stop the flu or any virus, only taking necessary precautions can reduce the spread. Sadly lives have been lost even in Trump's own administration like Herman Cain, but they do not even speak of those lives or honor the lives of so many healthcare workers who have died, or the total loss of life across the country. No honor of those sacrifices at all. Recent photos and video of Australia with a population of 25 million are back to normal only because they came together as a nation and followed extremely strict protocols. Now they have less than 50 total cases in quarantine, and the entire country is enjoying a nice holiday season. This could have been us if we only had the strength and common sense to follow a few rules.
The only one that even seems to have a little sanity about it was Chris Christie.
I think after he spend his time in hospital, gave him a little attitude adjustment.
Sadly I don't see that happening with Rudy.
Update, Rudy is in the hospital now.
I don't think he's in the best of condition these days. I'm hoping he pulls through.
Rudy may have every high risk factor listed for the virus. Hopefully his hospital trip is more preventative than necessary. Don't like the senile old guy, but nobody should wish him dead.
Good place for him
He can shart in private.
It's just as likely that Ghouliani is faking. That would provide a convenient excuse for Trump to give up his losing legal efforts.