State Sen. Jason Rapert (R) of Kansas, has been hospitalized after being diagnosed with pneumonia and testing positive for Covid-19. Rapert, who has downplayed as a “hoax” to hurt President Trump, contracted the virus after appearing as a guest preacher at Sanctuary of Hope church in Branson, Missouri about two weeks ago.
“This is a difficult time for my family, but we know that God is with us always,” Rapert said on a Facebook post. “We’re sincerely grateful for the many prayers of love and support that have been expressed on our behalf.”
“We have all been doing our best to wear a mask, social distance and be careful like everyone else. This virus is serious and can attack anyone regardless of age or general health,” he added.
As noted by the Friendly Atheist, no one seems to be wearing masks at the church service he participated in.
Last week, Rapert spoke out against his state’s mask mandate, saying that he opposes it in principle and that it’s “an overreach of executive power without consultation with the members of the Arkansas legislature.”
“I understand the governor has expanded authority during a declared state of emergency, but with most people already complying where necessary and the death rates, hospitalization rates and positivity test rates all hovering just below 1% in our state – I believe this mandate was ill-timed and not necessary,” he wrote in a Facebook post on July 16.
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