Trump Nominee for SCOTUS Had Covid-19 in the Summer

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 12:49:00 P.M. EDT

Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks after President Donald Trump announced Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Alex Hider
Posted at 1:48 P.M., Oct 02, 2020 and last updated 3:00 P.M., Oct 02, 2020

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was diagnosed with COVID-19 earlier this year but has since recovered, according to reports from The Washington Post and CNN.

Barrett was reportedly diagnosed with the virus in the summer. According to White House officials, Barrett tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday morning.

President Donald Trump nominated Barrett to take Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s spot on the Supreme Court at a ceremony at the White House on Saturday. At least one attendee at that event, University of Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins, has since tested positive for COVID-19, though it’s not clear how or when he contracted the virus.

In addition to her work as a judge on the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Barrett is also a faculty member at Notre Dame.

Trump himself announced early Friday morning that he had contracted COVID-19. He's reportedly suffering mild symptoms.

GRA: You wonder who might have the capability of spreading this virus around and at what time. Can you test negative, but still be contagious? Sounds far-fetched, but maybe if you had it once, were exposed to it again, developed your own immunity, could you possibly be a “carrier”? --GRA

N.S.: GRA, if the self-styled “experts” really were experts, and really had the public welfare at heart, we’d probably know the answer to your questions.