RUDY Giuliani tested positive for Covid, the president said on Sunday, and has reportedly been hospitalized in Washington, DC.
Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that his personal lawyer contracted Covid – weeks after Giuliani’s son tested positive for the deadly virus.
“.@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,” Trump wrote.
“Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!”
According to The New York Times, Giuliani was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC.
It wasn’t immediately clear when Giuliani tested positive.
Earlier on Sunday, Giuliani spoke on Fox News to speak about his legal fights in several states on behalf of the president.
Last month, Andrew Giuliani – a special assistant to the president and Giuliani’s son – announced he had Covid.
Andrew was apparently seen not wearing a mask at several functions, including a White House Rose Garden event and a news conference with top members of Trump’s legal team.
Another member of Trump’s legal team, Jenna Ellis, told Axios at the time that “the entire Giuliani-affiliated legal team was probably exposed.”
Rudy Giuliani’s diagnosis comes as…
- His son, Andrew Giuliani, tested positive for Covid weeks ago
- He continues to battle out the president’s election fight in court
- CNN President Jeff Zucker called him a ‘useful idiot’
- More than 15million infections and over 288,000 virus-related deaths have been reported in the US
He tweeted on November 20: “I am experiencing mild symptoms, and am following all appropriate protocols, including being in quarantine and conducting contact tracing.”
It was around this time that at least four other people who worked in the White House complex tested positive.
The White House has experienced multiple outbreaks of the virus, including a Rose Garden event in September after which Trump announced his diagnosis.
Other White House staffers who have been infected in recent months include First Lady Melania Trump, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, aide Corey Lewandowski, Trump senior advisers Stephen Miller and Hope Hicks, and the chiefs of staff to both the president and Vice President Mike Pence.
The president’s son, Barron, 14, also had Covid – but only for “like two seconds,” according to his dad.
Donald Trump Jr also tested positive just before Thanksgiving.
Giuliani’s coronavirus diagnosis comes as the US reports more than 15million infections and over 288,000 virus-related deaths.
Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and current personal lawyer to the president, has been leading Trump’s election battle.
It’s unclear how – or if – Giuliani contracting Covid will affect the legal team’s fights in court.
On Thursday, Giuliani attended a hearing in Atlanta, Georgia, where he claimed widespread voter fraud in the state.
