Trump is sick. So is the GOP.

The president has the coronavirus. Lesson learned? Not a chance.

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Thanks to President Trump, a portion of the Republican Party's leadership has been infected with a dangerous virus. That's pretty on the nose as far as metaphors go, but 2020 hasn't offered us much in the way of subtlety.

In the first days after Trump announced he had contracted COVID-19 — and then was taken to the Walter Reed military hospital for treatment — a succession of his associates revealed that they, too, had tested positive for the virus. They included Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor; Bill Stepien, Trump's campaign manager; Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee; and Kellyanne Conway, until recently a senior presidential adviser. Three U.S. senators — including two on the Judiciary Committee — were also on the list of at least a dozen people in Trump's orbit who acknowledged being infected.

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Joel Mathis, The Week US

Joel Mathis is a writer with 30 years of newspaper and online journalism experience. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic and The Kansas City Star. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.