It begins.
ABCs’ Jonathan Karl has reportedly tested positive for Covid after attending last Saturday’s WHCA dinner in Washington, D.C.:
NEW — Jonathan Karl has tested positive for Covid a few days after sitting next to Kim Kardashian and talking one on one with President Biden at the WHCA dinner. @maxwelltani reportshttps://t.co/LzgmzMvEPX
— Sam Stein (@samstein) May 3, 2022
From Politico:
ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl has tested positive for Covid-19, people familiar with the matter confirm, days after sitting next to Kim Kardashian at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and interacting with President Joe Biden.
Karl was seated next to Kim Kardashian at the dinner and he received an award later in the evening:
ABC's Karl has COVID after sitting with Kim K & Pete, shaking Biden's hand at Correspondents' dinner https://t.co/iVwTHP3rOE pic.twitter.com/X5rd2s9Jbm
— New York Post (@nypost) May 3, 2022
And here’s a video of Karl getting the award and then shaking hands with President Joe Biden:
.@JonKarl honored at WCHA dinner for his Jan. 6 reporting, says Capitol Riot reporting showed "this was not just a riot, it wasn’t just an attack on the capital, it was an assault on American democracy." pic.twitter.com/2uzI8hCnDU
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) May 1, 2022
Or will the White House now argue this isn’t a close enough contact?
Flashback: Remember when Jonathan Karl was a mask Karen? We do:
PHOTOS: Mask-Cop Jonathan (Karen) Karl spotted without a mask while buying tacos https://t.co/AIHIYe0son
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 13, 2020
WHCA President Steven Portnoy admitted that he’s aware of “a small number of cases, in the single digits”:
New: @whca president @stevenportnoy tells me he is aware of “a small number of cases, in the single digits,” of people who attended the correspondents dinner Saturday night. https://t.co/ix2LDrtPIr
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) May 3, 2022
A “small number”? Really? That doesn’t seem likely:
JUST IN 🚨 Reporters and staffers from CNN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Politico, and other participating news organizations have tested positive for the Covid-19 after White House Correspondents Dinner weekend, CNN reported
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) May 4, 2022
But the president should be safe because Secretary Pete told us that everyone knows the difference between a ballroom and an airplane with filtered air:
"Most of us know the difference between a hotel ballroom and an airplane" – @PeteButtigieg https://t.co/LoGkQCrEmY
— Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) May 4, 2022
All eyes are now on the Met Gala to see if there are cases tied to that, too:
“The Met Gala is now part of the garment’s history — and it didn’t need to be,” fashion historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell said.https://t.co/MbVuPWHAKA
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 4, 2022
So, how soon until D.C.’s elite blame the staff since everyone at the dinner was reportedly vaccinated, boosted and had tested negative before attending?
POISON SERVER BREATH MUST HAVE SNEAKED THROUGH THEIR PERFECTLY EFFECTIVE MASKS AND INFECTED ALL THESE MULTIPLY VACCINATED RICH PEOPLE DAMN THOSE POOR PEOPLE https://t.co/LeQ3lDkSC8
— Nick Searcy, INSURRECTIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) May 4, 2022
Hopefully, this puts an end to any talk of mandated shots and people are just free to live their lives
Another round of boosters will surely stop the spread this time around, right, gang?https://t.co/0XoiaD9VOh
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) May 4, 2022
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