U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley tested positive for COVID-19 on November 17, he announced on Twitter.
U.S. Representative-elect Ashley Hinson tested positive last week.
Grassley’s spokesperson declined to say where the senator was exposed the virus. Hinson told reporters she had “no idea” how she got COVID-19 and didn’t care to speculate.
Bleeding Heartland wishes Grassley, Hinson, and every person affected by coronavirus a speedy recovery.
As Iowa hospitals near the breaking point, now would be a good time for Republican politicians to apologize for holding numerous in-person campaign events in October, when our state’s case numbers and hospitalizations were exploding, and virus-related deaths were accelerating.