The former New York mayor participated in multiple indoor events in recent days that featured few masks and little social distancing.
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President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that his personal defense attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has tested positive for COVID-19.
—Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2020
"Rudy Giuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has tested positive for the China Virus," Trump tweeted. "Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!"
The former New York mayor has made a string of public appearances in recent days as the face of Trump's faltering legal efforts to nullify the 2020 election results. Giuliani participated in multiple Republican events in Arizona, Michigan, and Georgia, which primarily featured Trump lawyers and GOP officials making vague and unspecified allegations of widespread voter fraud and election-rigging.
The events, which the GOP described as "hearings," featured few masks and little social distancing. Giuliani was often seen mask-less while interacting with others and sitting inches away from another Trump campaign lawyer, Jenna Ellis, who was also not wearing a face covering.
—stephen fowler covers Georgia's election! (@stphnfwlr) December 6, 2020
—Dave Boucher (@Dave_Boucher1) December 6, 2020
Giuliani was also at a Trump legal team news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters last month. He made headlines when he was seen at the presser with hair dye trickling down his face as he coughed and blew his nose into a handkerchief, which he then used to wipe his face.
Giuliani's son, Andrew, also tested positive for COVID-19 last month. Overall, according to New York Magazine, more than three dozen people in the president's orbit have tested positive for the virus, including Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Barron Trump, chief of staff Mark Meadows, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, senior advisor Stephen Miller and his wife Katie, senior counselor to the president Hope Hicks, several members of the White House staff and press corps, and more.
The US currently has the highest number of COVID-19 cases of any country in the world, with more than 14 million confirmed cases and nearly 282,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
