McConnell hasn't been to the White House in 2 months because of its lax coronavirus rules

There's a simple reason Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wasn't affected by the White House's coronavirus outbreak: He wasn't there.

In fact, McConnell hasn't made it to see President Trump for the past two months over concerns of how the White House is handling COVID-19. "I actually haven't been to the White House since August the 6th because my impression was their approach to how to handle this was different than mine and what I insisted that we do in the Senate, which is to wear a mask and practice social distancing," McConnell said Thursday.

Instead, McConnell said he speaks with Trump by phone. That was probably a good idea, seeing as McConnell, 78, is a polio survivor, putting him at a high risk of having severe coronavirus symptoms. The rest of McConnell's caucus hasn't been so careful, as multiple Republican senators attended the White House's nomination ceremony for Amy Coney Barrett and tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after.

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Trump has flouted coronavirus safety measures since the early days of the pandemic, often refusing to wear a mask, even in public. Even Trump's hospitalization from the virus didn't seem to change his mind, as he removed his mask immediately upon returning to the White House on Monday.