Rep. Louie Gohmert, who had been scheduled to travel with Trump, tests positive for coronavirus

Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican who has frequently walked around the Capitol without wearing a face mask or maintaining social distance from others, said Wednesday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Gohmert had been scheduled to travel with President Trump aboard Air Force One to Texas on Wednesday but tested positive at the White House and did not join the trip.

In a video that he appeared to have filmed from his Capitol Hill office after his diagnosis, Gohmert said he was tested twice at the White House and that both tests came back positive. Continue reading.