{"id":1423674,"date":"2022-04-07T11:59:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T15:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1423674"},"modified":"2022-04-07T11:59:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T15:59:55","slug":"super-spreader-over-a-dozen-d-c-a-listers-served-covid-at-posh-gridiron-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-spreader-over-a-dozen-d-c-a-listers-served-covid-at-posh-gridiron-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Spreader: Over A Dozen D.C. A-Listers Served COVID At Posh Gridiron Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuper-spreader-over-a-dozen-d-c-a-listers-served-covid-at-posh-gridiron-dinner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1423674&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/virus.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Every year, the elite members of the media gather with lawmakers for a debauched night of frivolity called the Gridiron Dinner. The white-tie event \u2014 big-time off the record \u2014 features much wine and expensive food, along with comedy routines and songs in which journalists join up with politicians for a weird incestuous dance.<\/p>\n<p>But this year\u2019s dinner brought a twist of irony that if you wrote it for a Hollywood script, the producers would reject it as too far-fetched.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom DeFrank, the president of the Gridiron Club, said 14 guests at Saturday\u2019s dinner have tested positive and that other cases could be expected,\u201d CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/04\/06\/politics\/merrick-garland-covid-19\/index.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of 4 p.m. Wednesday, we know of 14 guests at Saturday\u2019s dinner who have tested positive for Covid. There is no way of being certain about when they first contracted Covid,\u201d DeFrank said. \u201cBut they did interact with other guests during the night and we have to be realistic and expect some more cases. Except in cases of public officials who have on their own disclosed their status, we will protect the privacy of guests who test positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_0EF025B0-A597-4C20-4483-00B1911B7FF2\" data-act-id=\"paragraph_4\">\n<p>Among those 14 are two members of President Joe Biden\u2019s Cabinet: Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. \u201cOther attendees, including Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 communication director Jamal Simmons and Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Adam Schiff \u2026 have also announced positive tests,\u201d CNN reported.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Commerce Department said Raimondo has COVID-19 and \u201cthe vaccine has prevented her from experiencing more significant symptoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She put out her own tweet touting the vaccine as well: \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Today, I tested positive for COVID. Fortunately, I am fully vaccinated (and boosted!), and I am confident that this vaccine is the reason I don\u2019t have more severe symptoms. For the next 5 days, I will be working from home and will return to @CommerceGov once I test negative.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, I tested positive for COVID. Fortunately, I am fully vaccinated (and boosted!), and I am confident that this vaccine is the reason I don&#8217;t have more severe symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>For the next 5 days, I will be working from home and will return to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CommerceGov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CommerceGov<\/a> once I test negative.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Gina Raimondo (@SecRaimondo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRaimondo\/status\/1511708712863514624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The irony is deep. Attending the dinner were many of the journalists and lawmakers who had endlessly pushed for mask mandates and stern lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s dinner required the white-tie guests to show proof of COVID vaccination to enter,\u201d Emily Miller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilypostnews.com\/p\/dcs-gridiron-dinner-was-covid-super?utm_source=substack&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_content=share&#038;token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMDA1NDI4LCJfIjoidlVvTDQiLCJpYXQiOjE2NDkzMjYwNTgsImV4cCI6MTY0OTMyOTY1OCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTE1MDYzNyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.sxF124j96zUEZa93tI7NKmgOOEwGXdl7qS1SW_1w5Cw&#038;s=r\">noted<\/a>, adding that top U.S. immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky \u201cattended and were surely pleased with this policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday put out this statement, according to Miller: \u201cJamal Simmons, the Vice President\u2019s Communications Director, tested positive for COVID-19 today. Jamal was in close contact to the Vice President as defined by CDC guidance. Jamal is isolating and working from home. The Vice President will follow CDC guidance for those that have been in close contact with a positive individual and will continue to consult with her physician. The Vice President plans to continue with her public schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miller offered this in conclusion: \u201cAll of these Washington insiders were able to attend the fancy party and hobnob with the powerful because they have gotten at least two vaccine doses. The DC outbreak now just shows that vaccine mandates are a useless way to stop the spread of COVID and just further segregates the elite from the rest of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent, and ran the Drudge Report from 2010 to 2015. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, the elite members of the media gather with lawmakers for a debauched night of frivolity called the Gridiron Dinner. 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