US Representative Who Tested Positive for COVID-19 Says Mask May Be to Blame

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) wears a face covering during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on "The US Park Police Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square", on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 29, 2020. Michael Reynolds/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a diagnosis he says may have come from wearing a mask.

“It is interesting, and I don’t know about everybody, but when I have a mask on, I’m moving it to make it comfortable, and I can’t help but wonder if that puts some germs in the mask. Keep your hands off the mask. Anyway, who knows,” Gohmert said in a video statement.