Harris tests negative after rendezvous with COVID-positive Texas Democrats

Published July 19, 2021 11:10pm ET



Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for coronavirus after she met with a group of Texas Democrats who fled their home state to stonewall GOP-backed voting bills, some of whom were COVID-19 positive, according to White House officials.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday the test was conducted as part of a routine medical inspection and not related to her meeting with the Texas lawmakers. At least five state legislators have received positive COVID-19 diagnoses since they fled Austin and boarded private jets to Washington, D.C., last week.

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