Sen. Rick Scott Says He ‘Misspoke,’ Tested Negative, Not Positive, for COVID-19

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) answers a reporter's question as he meets with Judge Amy Coney Barrett (out of frame), nominee for the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 29, 2020. Susan Walsh/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said Saturday that he tested negative for COVID-19, after he said on Fox News earlier in the morning that he'd tested positive.

“I misspoke this morning in my @FoxNews interview. I was tested yesterday for COVID and tested NEGATIVE,” Scott said in a social media statement just after 11 a.m.